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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-2

When an application for review is referred to the committee investigating applications for review and reconsideration pursuant to Article 622, it shall take into account all new facts or unknown eleme…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-56

The anti-doping delegate appoints the escorts made available to the person in charge of the test. He may perform this function himself. The person in charge of testing shall ensure that the escorts so…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-4

In commercial operations, employees may not be employed on the first day of Christmas, Easter or Pentecost.On other Sundays and public holidays, they may not work for more than five hours.By means of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Endorsement.

Article L511-13

Where the endorsement contains the words "valeur en recouvrement", "pour encaissement", "par procuration", or any other wording implying a simple mandate, the bearer may exercise all the rights derivi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Time-limited paid on-street parking

Article L2573-50

…rticles of association, may establish a parking fee on roads that it determines. Where the public domain in question falls under the authority of another local authority, the latter's assent is requir…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Security surveillance

Article R53-8-48

The obligations of security surveillance may be adapted at any time to take account of the development of the person subject to it. They may be amended, supplemented or withdrawn by reasoned order of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Pricing structure and conditions

Article R444-11-1

…ip of Public Persons where the donation or legacy is intended for the public movable or immovable domain or is intended to finance the acquisition of property falling under one or the other; 2° From o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-38

…may seek the opinion of a psychiatrist other than the one who took the measure. When it is not the main party, the public prosecutor makes its opinion known under the conditions defined by the second…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5123-2

A prescription for a medicinal product for a period of treatment of more than one month must indicate, in order for the cost of this medicinal product to be reimbursed, either the number of times the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-3

…ash shares are paid up, at the time of subscription, by at least half of their nominal value. The remainder is paid up in one or more instalments by decision of the Board of Directors or the Managemen…

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