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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24

…ial police, assigned to the judicial police services specially responsible for combating terrorism, may be authorised by name by the public prosecutor at the Paris court of appeal to carry out investi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16-2

…civil court with jurisdiction pursuant to article L. 217-6 of the Code de l'organisation judiciaire may conduct or arrange for the conduct of any useful hearings and investigations, without being able…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Seizure of assets

Article 706-148

…elates to an offence punishable by at least five years' imprisonment, the liberty and custody judge may, at the request of the public prosecutor, order by reasoned decision the seizure, at the advance…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-35

…the sentenced person with the obligations and prohibitions imposed, the sentence enforcement judge may, in accordance with the procedures laid down by article 712-6, withdraw all or part of the sente…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Partial access

Article L4002-3

I.-Partial access to a professional activity covered by this Part may be granted on a case-by-case basis if the following three conditions are met: 1° The professional is fully qualified to practise,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Procedure.

Article L463-2

…y him shall notify the objections to the interested parties and to the Government Commissioner, who may consult the file subject to the provisions of Article L. 463-4 and submit their observations wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-8

…464-6-1 et L. 752-27 are notified to the parties involved and to the Minister for the Economy, who may, within a period of one month, lodge an appeal for annulment or reversal with the Paris Court of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article R513-1

…by its holder drawn up under the conditions set by the decision referred to in Article R. 514-5. It may be specified that the extension is only valid for certain designs. The first extension may, howe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-12-2

…he transfer to the municipality of all or part of the property, rights and obligations of a section may be pronounced by the State representative in the department, at the request of the municipal cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3441-4-1

In the areas of competence of the overseas department, the president of the departmental council may, for the duration of his term of office, draw up a regional cooperation framework programme specify…

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