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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-79

The decision of the liberty and custody judge taken pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 696-70 is subject to appeal in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles 185 and 186. The appeal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-71

Recognition and monitoring of a judicial supervision order issued by the competent authority of another State may be refused only in the cases provided for in Articles 696-73 and 696-74. In the absenc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-80

…ced under judicial supervision, it may use the means of telecommunication mentioned in Article 706-71, whether the person in question is living on the territory of the Republic or abroad. The investig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National Council for Periodic Certification

Article L4022-6

The council referred to in article L. 4022-5 is chaired by a qualified person appointed by joint order of the Minister for Health and the Minister for Higher Education.The composition of this council…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure for awarding global contracts

Article R2371-6

The jury is made up of people who are independent of the candidates. When a particular professional qualification is required to take part in the procedure, at least one third of the members of the ju…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-6

…m his personal assets, without creating a legal entity, under the conditions set out in article L. 526-7. These assets are made up of all the property, rights, obligations or securities held by the so…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article L628-6

…ccelerated safeguard proceedings only has effect in respect of the parties mentioned in Article L. 626-30 directly affected by the draft plan mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 628-1.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article R312-6

…ules relating to canvassing or those relating to credit consolidation, provided for in Articles R. 314-18 et seq, is shown on a separate document, which may be attached to the form referred to in Arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Specific interests of certain categories of residents

Article L2544-6

…This determines, in the decision setting up the commission, the number of members of the commission and draws its members by lot from among the electors of the section. The commission appoints its cha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Regional committees for working conditions

Article L4641-6

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat determines the organisation, tasks, composition and operation of the regional committee for the orientation of working conditions and the regional committee for preventi…

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