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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-33

…utive days in other cases. At the end of these periods, this operation is authorised by the liberty and custody judge at the request of the public prosecutor, for a maximum period of one month, renewa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Final proceedings before the Police Court

Article 539

…ll impose the penalty, subject to the provisions of the articles 132-59 to 132-70 of the Penal Code and articles 747-3 and 747-4 of this code. If applicable, it shall rule on the civil action in accor…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Civil status documents concerning soldiers and sailors in certain special cases.

Article 96

When a marriage is celebrated in one of the cases provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 93, publications are made, insofar as circumstances allow, at the place of the future spouse's last domi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 1558

Subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 2066 of the Civil Code , where the rules of procedure applicable before the court seised for the purpose of ruling on all or part of the dis…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-3

…s that do not satisfy the legal conditions.The declarant shall be notified of the reasoned decision and may contest it before the judicial court within a period of six months. The action may be brough…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Groupement de coopération sanitaire (healthcare cooperation group) set up as a healthcare establishment

Article R6133-17

…st time to a healthcare cooperation grouping whose constituent agreement he has previously approved and published, the same decision establishes the grouping as a healthcare establishment and register…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for approval

Article R1253-20

The application for approval must be accompanied by the information and documents listed at 1° to 5° of article D. 1253-1, as well as the collective agreement that the employers' group intends to appl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article R2334-5

The total number of dwellings used to calculate the ratios mentioned in 2° and 3° of article L. 2334-17 is equal to the number of items on the general housing tax roll, excluding non-attached built ou…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-22-3

…public or private law may obtain a compulsory licence under the conditions set out in this article and in Article L. 623-22-4. The application for a compulsory licence is made to the judicial court i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determining the topics, timetable and method of negotiation

Article L2222-3-2

…of this article stipulates otherwise, failure to comply with its stipulations shall not render null and void the agreements concluded within the company, provided that the principle of fairness betwee…

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