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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-17

The sentence enforcement judge or the president of the sentence enforcement court may ask the prison administration representative to develop his opinion orally during the adversarial debate. The sent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The enforcement court.

Article D49-4

…ject to the provisions of Article D. 49-5, are called in the order of their appointment. This order may be modified during the year if the judge is absent or unable to attend. In urgent cases, this or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R621-47

…ractual public-sector employees and private-sector employees of the Autorité des marchés financiers may be employed on a full-time or part-time basis, for a fixed or indefinite period. Civil servants,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R743-139-29

…s, former commercial court clerks or former commercial court clerk partners. Under no circumstances may the duties of liquidator be entrusted to a partner who has been subject to a disciplinary penalt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-10

The Director General of the Agency may automatically vary, suspend or cancel a registration in the same cases and according to the same procedures as those laid down for a marketing authorisation in A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties

Article R6114-9

…notice to take the necessary corrective measures within a period of one month. The contract holder may submit written or oral observations within this period.In the light of the responses provided by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-363

…hall be placed on long-term leave by decision of the director of the establishment. Long-term leave may not be granted for less than three months or more than six months. It may be renewed up to a tot…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-3

…ure on the part of the deceased author's representatives referred to in Article L. 121-2, the court may order any appropriate measure. The same applies if there is a conflict between the said represen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-9

…hts on the part of the deceased author's representatives referred to in Article L. 121-2, the court may order any appropriate measure. The same applies if there is a conflict between the said represen…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Trusteeship charges

Article 397

…anship judge rules on those that concern the other members of the family council. A tutelary office may only be withdrawn, by the person who entrusted it, after the holder has been heard or called. Th…

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