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

Article 135-3

…ision that has become res judicata, the file manager is informed so that the provisions of article 135-2.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 390-1

…the summons to appear in court served on the accused, on the instructions of the public prosecutor and within the time limits laid down by article 552, either by a court clerk, an officer or agent of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 392-1

…f the deposit that the latter must, if it has not obtained legal aid, deposit at the court registry and the time limit within which it must be made on pain of non-admissibility of the direct summons.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 390-2

When the time between service of the summons provided for in Article 390 or notification of the summons provided for in Article 390-1 and the court hearing is less than two months and the accused or h…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-3

…ferred to in article L. 425-2 who are qualified doctors may carry out clinical medical examinations and take biological samples intended to reveal the use of prohibited methods or to detect the presen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and general provisions

Article R114-3

The region may give the sports resources, expertise and performance centre attached to it a mandate to delegate the contracting authority to carry out, within the centre, construction, reconstruction,…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liens and mortgages, subrogation.

Article 379 bis

1. Amounts still owed as preferential claims by merchants and legal entities governed by private law, even if they are not merchants, in respect of the claims listed in 1 of article 379, shall be disc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Paternity and childcare leave.

Article L1225-35

After the birth of the child, the employed father and, where applicable, the mother's employed spouse or partner or the employee bound to her by a civil solidarity pact are entitled to paternity and c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Paternity and childcare leave.

Article L1225-36

At the end of paternity and childcare leave, the employee returns to his previous job or a similar job with at least equivalent pay.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-3

When a dispute arises over the application of articles L. 1225-1 and L. 1225-2, the employer must provide the court with all the information required to justify its decision. If there is any doubt, th…

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