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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 135-1

The person discovered by virtue of a search warrant is placed in police custody by the judicial police officer at the place of discovery, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 154. The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 130-1

In the event of failure to comply with the time limits set by the articles 127 and 130, the person shall be released, by order of the investigating judge hearing the case, unless his conduct has been…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-1-1

I.-The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters is responsible for issuing an annual opinion on the relevance of the criteria used to determine recognition of the state of natural disaster, w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-11-1

I.- Electronic transmissions from the single body referred to in Article R. 123-1 to the recipient bodies and competent authorities are carried out, pursuant to Article R. 123-7 and the conditions of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Termination of proceedings

Article 696-132

As soon as the procedure provided for in Article 696-114 appears to him to be complete, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall notify the parties and their lawyers in accordance with I of Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementation through payment of an annual contribution.

Article L5212-10-1

Expenditure incurred directly by the company relating to supply, subcontracting or service provision contracts that it enters into with ... may be deducted from the amount of the annual contribution:…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11-1

I.-Where the prohibition provided for in 1° of article 515-11 has been ordered, the family court judge may order a prohibition on approaching the plaintiff at less than a certain distance, which he or…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I : Cancellation and rectification of civil status records

Article 1054-1

The decision is only provisionally enforceable if it so orders.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Assisted witnesses

Article 113-1

Any person named in an initiating indictment or supplementary indictment who has not been indicted may only be heard as an assisted witness.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 6: Guardianship.

Article 1254-1

For the application of the article 511 of the Civil Code, where the protected person's resources allow and the director of the registry considers it useful, the latter may request, at the protected pe…

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