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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article 706-146

…property in due form, a creditor with an enforceable title establishing a liquid and payable claim may be authorised, under the conditions provided for in Article 706-144, to initiate or resume civil…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-45

…ave been achieved and no further monitoring appears to be necessary, the sentence enforcement judge may, by order made in accordance with the procedures set out in l'article 712-8, on the basis of a c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-8

…esignated by the sentence enforcement judge for each set period. The implementation of this process may result in the person assigned being required to wear a device incorporating a transmitter throug…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of authorisation and deregistration of investment firms

Article L532-7

…estment firm from the list of authorised investment firms other than a portfolio management company may be ordered as a disciplinary sanction by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.De…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-7

…ly serious acts appear likely to justify criminal or disciplinary sanctions, the General Rapporteur may, when justified by urgency and the public interest, and after the person concerned has been give…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-7

…e date and location of the meeting of the Departmental Council. The applicant or his representative may ask to be heard by the departmental council or submit written observations.If the installations…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-78

The company may be subject to disciplinary proceedings independently of those brought in any capacity whatsoever against the members before the disciplinary chamber of first instance in whose jurisdic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-75

In the absence of special provisions in the contract of issue, the company may not require bondholders to redeem the bonds early.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities

Article R2131-7

The prefect or sub-prefect may request, in order to exercise the legality control, that additional documents be provided.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure in the event of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections

Article L1142-7

A complaint may be lodged with the Commission by any person who considers himself to be the victim of damage attributable to a preventive, diagnostic or health care activity or, where applicable, by h…

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