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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 782

Any person sentenced by a French court to a criminal, correctional or contraventional penalty may be rehabilitated.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 752

Judicial restraint may not be imposed on convicted persons who, by any means, prove their insolvency.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 834

For the application of Article 269, the accused may be transferred to a prison other than a remand centre.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Special provisions for road traffic accidents occurring in mainland France, the overseas departments and the territorial collectivity of Mayotte.

Article A421-1-1

Compensation for damage to property from the guarantee fund may not exceed €1,300,000 per claim.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and scope of the bond

Article 2292

A surety bond may guarantee one or more present or future, definite or determinable obligations.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2291

A person may act as surety for the creditor on behalf of the person who guaranteed the principal debtor.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations of the person by whom the deposit was made.

Article 1948

The depository may withhold the deposit until full payment of what is due to it in respect of the deposit.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-18

Companies may carry out capital increases reserved for members of a company savings scheme.

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

Article L5124-17

Pharmaceutical companies and establishments may only be advertised in accordance with the conditions laid down by regulation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Residence conditions.

Article R1112-46

In-patients must be able to participate in the exercise of their religion. At their request, they may be visited by the minister of their choice.

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