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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 1: Provisions applicable to the release under constraint provided for in I of article 720

Article D147-18

…of the offender under restraint from the date on which the sentence served is equal to twice the remaining sentence. Referral by the sentenced person is made by registered letter with acknowledgement…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Auctions.

Article D514-18

Judicial auctioneers or other public officials are allocated a proportional fee on the proceeds of sales, the amount of which is set by decision of the Guidance and Supervisory Board, to cover the cos…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Early repayment

Article L315-18

Early repayment may not give rise to any compensation or costs payable by the borrower other than those mentioned in articles L. 315-16 and L. 315-17.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-15

When the nullity of the company is declared, it terminates, without retroactivity, the performance of the contract. With regard to the legal person that may have come into existence, it produces the e…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-18

When the normal functioning of communications is interrupted, a decree that will take effect from the day of the interruption may suspend the time limits with regard to the National Institute of Indus…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R823-18

Revenue and imprest accounts may be set up in the establishment under the conditions laid down in the decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conduct of the treatment order.

Article R3711-18

The relationship between the person and the attending physician is governed, subject to the provisions of this Title, by the code of medical ethics.The sentence enforcement judge may not intervene in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional commission for liberal professions

Article R6154-18

I. - When, in application of article L. 6154-6, the Regional Commission for Private Practice is consulted by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency on the suspension or withdrawal of a pra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-18

The following shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat:1° The conditions under which any undertaking comprising at least one pharmaceutical establishment must be owned by a pharmacist or by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1311-18

…ministration of the properties of the authority or establishment, the operation of services and the maintenance of public order.The municipal council, the departmental council, the regional council or…

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