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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IX: Debates.

Article 22

Debates are held in public, except where the law requires or permits them to be held in chambers.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of acquiring French nationality

Article 22

A person who has acquired French nationality shall enjoy all the rights and be bound by all the obligations attached to French nationality, from the day of such acquisition.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Officials and agents authorised to investigate forestry offences

Article 22

The agents of the State services responsible for forests, the agents on duty at the Office national des forêts as well as those of the public establishment of the Domaine national de Chambord, commiss…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special export provisions

Article 22

1. Decrees may temporarily and in cases of emergency permit or suspend the export of products of the soil and of national industry. 2. These acts must be presented, in the form of bills, to the Nation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-2

…er sexual attacks, kidnapping and unlawful confinement and home invasion punishable by the articles 221-1 to 221-4, 222-1 à 222-18, 222-23 à 222-33, 224-1 à 224-5, 226-4and 432-8 of the Criminal Code,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-22

…TRY OF SPORT TO THE FRENCH MOTOR SPORTS FEDERATION OR THE FRENCH MOTORCYCLING FEDERATION.(art. A331-22 and A331-23) DefinitionThis includes races involving tractors, combine harvesters or other motori…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Cases of judicial partition and judicial sale.

Article ANNEXE, art. 22

The proxy proves his mandate by a power of attorney deposited in the minutes of the notary. At the request of one of the parties or the notary, the power of attorney must be authenticated.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Surety bonds

Article R22

Notice shall be given to the investigating judge by the court clerk of any failures or delays in the payment of the bond. Notice of the payment itself shall be given without delay to the examining mag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Designation of national police judicial police officers

Article A22

The commission provided for in Article 16 (2° and 4°) of this code issues an opinion on the lists mentioned in 4° of Article A. 21 of the same code within a maximum of four months after the date of th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-2-2

EDUCATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE TRAINING SESSIONYou can consult the full text and images at the following address: https: //www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000037658195

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