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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-17

Where provided for by law, public proceedings are extinguished by payment of a fixed fine set by law, which may not exceed the amount provided for in the first paragraph of Article 131-13 of the Penal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV - GEOLOCALISATION

Article R53-40

…30-40 may also be attached to the request. The investigating judge sends his request to the liberty and custody judge after obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor, which is attached to the req…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-4

In the course of its supervision under Articles 387-1 and 387-3, the judge may ask the legal administrator for an inventory of the minor's assets to be sent to him or her, as well as an updated invent…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Preliminary book MIXED CONCESSION CONTRACTS

Article L3000-4

Where a concession contract covers both a network operator activity and another activity which is not a network operator activity and for which it is objectively impossible to establish which activity…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2321-4

The agreement provided for in article L. 2321-2 sets the number of delegation hours from which the elected members of the works council participating in negotiations benefit. This number may not, save…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil action

Article L621-4

…the criminal court attaches a penalty to the adjournment, it shall specify the rate of the penalty and the date from which it begins to run.The adjournment, which may only occur once, may be decided…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Termination of the breach

Article 849-4

As soon as the decision designating a third party has been handed down, the court registry shall notify the third party of a copy by any means. The third party shall inform the judge of his acceptance…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities.

Article L5211-4

…vided for in Part Six provide for part-time or discontinuous attendance as well as adapted duration and procedures for validation of vocational training, under conditions determined by decree.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Control of work permits

Article R5221-43

The provisions of articles R. 5221-41 and R. 5221-42 do not apply when the foreign national provides the employer with proof of registration on the jobseekers' list issued by the institution referred…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R251-4

…e draft distribution is notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the debtor and to each of the creditors, including those who would not be included in the distribution if they…

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