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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63

I.-Only a judicial police officer may, ex officio or on the instructions of the public prosecutor, place a person in police custody. As soon as the measure begins, the judicial police officer informs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-7

…ard of Directors are enforceable as follows: 1° Decisions relating to the matters listed in 2°, 5°, 7° to 11° and 14° to 17° of article L. 6431-6 are enforceable by operation of law as soon as they ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-18

…ecutor, order the suspension of the measure. Failing the adversarial debate provided for by Article 712-6 within a period of fifteen days following the sentenced person's incarceration that results fr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article D2343-7

…the publication in the real estate register of all titles that are susceptible of such publication;7° Finally, to keep a register of entries made in the real estate register and other proceedings and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-8

…odifying or refusing to modify the measures mentioned in the first and fourth paragraphs of article 712-6 or the obligations resulting from these measures or from measures ordered by the sentence enfo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-7

…difficulty produced from documents provided to candidates. The mark is awarded a coefficient of 2. 7° A test lasting one and a half hours on company and group law. The mark is awarded a coefficient o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4311-64

…he use of electronic voting via the Internet is organised within the framework laid down by Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and civil liberties a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4311-63

Voting may take place electronically. Electronic voting excludes all other voting methods. The electoral regulations set out the conditions under which nurses who are not equipped for electronic votin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16

…ions also apply to the prosecution, investigation and trial of the offences provided for in Article 706-25-7 of this Code.Section 1 of this Title shall also apply to the prosecution, investigation and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-7

…lar noise in question.The limit values for emergence are 5 A-weighted decibels during the day (from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and 3 A-weighted decibels during the night (from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.), to which is…

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