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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Closure of debates and reading of questions

Article 353

…the requirement that reasons be given for the decision, the law does not require each of the judges and jurors making up the assize court to give an account of the means by which they have convinced t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Closure of debates and reading of questions

Article 348

The president reads out the questions to be answered by the court and jury. This reading is not obligatory when the questions are asked in the terms of the committal order or if the accused or his def…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4371-3-1

…f formal qualifications in the language of the State which awarded them. He must indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained. In cases where the evidence of formal qualifications of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-34-1

…a request from the public prosecutor to impose a judicial restraint order or enforce a days' fine, and finds that the convicted offender has paid the fine or days' fine, he or she will issue a reason…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-35-1

…ant to the first paragraph of Article 712-17, the provisions of the second paragraph of article 125 and those of article 127 are applicable, the powers conferred by these articles on the investigating…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10-3

…rm the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. The latter shall carry out its supervision and, if necessary, implement sanction procedures, in accordance with the conditions set out in Artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-39-1

In the event of an appeal by the public prosecutor or the sentenced person, the other party has an additional period of twenty-four hours or five days in which to lodge a cross-appeal, depending on wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-14-3

…iciled, are entitled to reimbursement by the State of all transport costs incurred at the beginning and end of the training course to travel to and from the training establishment. These trainees are…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Alerts to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor and the exercise of his powers

Article D47-1-39

…at the Court of Appeal within whose jurisdiction the specialised inter-regional court for economic and financial matters provided for by Article 704 is located, or, if the Public Prosecutor who has r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Alerts to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor and the exercise of his powers

Article D47-1-38

…his referral, except where there are conflicts of jurisdiction as provided for in Articles 696-135 and 696-136. Where the investigation concerns an offence under the Customs Code, the customs authori…

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