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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 459

The accused, the other parties and their lawyers may file submissions. These submissions are endorsed by the president and the court clerk; the latter mentions this filing in the hearing notes. The co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 461

If the debates cannot be completed during the same hearing, the court shall, by judgment, fix the day on which they shall be continued.The parties and witnesses not heard, or those who have been invit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 458

The public prosecutor shall, in the name of the law, make such submissions, both written and oral, as he or she considers appropriate for the good of justice.In the event that written submissions are…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 460

On completion of the investigation at the hearing, the civil party is heard in his application, the public prosecutor takes his closing arguments, the accused and, if applicable, the person civilly li…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Biological activities for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-28

…° The number and quality of sperm collected and inseminated;3° The date and outcome of insemination;4° Any available information relating to the progress of pregnancies and the state of health of newb…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-110

Sociétés civiles professionnelles d'administrateurs judiciaires and sociétés civiles professionnelles de mandataires judiciaires are governed by the provisions of Decree no. 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-20

…egulatory conditions for carrying out the activity in question, where such conditions are required; 4° The remuneration offered complies with the provisions of this Code on the minimum growth wage or…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R641-1

…17 repealing Article R. 121-3 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna.2° Book II, with the exception of 4° of Article R. 211-3 and 3°, 5° and 6° of Article R. 241-1 ;Article R. 211-4 as amended by Decree…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-20

…l entity or sole trader who ceases to fulfil the conditions or respect the obligations mentioned in 4°, 5° and 6° of article R. 7232-17 or who repeatedly fails to respect the obligations defined in ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-30

…C) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less ; 4° The provisions of Article 10 and Annex IV "Grids used in the Union for the classification of carc…

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