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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 763-5

…2 and 131-36-3 of the Penal Code or the injunction to provide care, the sentence enforcement judge may, of his own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor, order, in a reasoned decision, th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 747-3

…the measure is carried out, either by himself or by any qualified person. The provisions of article 741 are applicable to the supervision exercised over the accused. The sentence enforcement judge may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R8272-7

…mises of the Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Le Bourget and Paris-Orly airports, the Police Prefect, may decide, in the light of the information sent to him, to implement one or more of the measures pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Borrowings

Article D6145-71

Public health institutions may take out loans from credit institutions with a fixed or variable interest rate. The variable rate loans authorised are: - those whose interest rate varies in application…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-7

…anned with a view to investigating offences, the Public Prosecutor shall be informed in advance and may object. The public prosecutor is informed immediately, by any means, as soon as an offence is de…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-7

A French national who behaves in fact like the national of a foreign country may, if he or she has the nationality of that country, be declared, by decree after the assent of the Conseil d'Etat, to ha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-7

In the event of criminal prosecution for arson, legal entities governed by public law may bring a civil action before the court in order to obtain reimbursement, from the convicted party, of the costs…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Prevention of conflicts of interest

Article R125-7

…electronic message inviting him to take part in the simplified debt recovery procedure, no payment may be made until the bailiff has established that the procedure has been completed.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-79

…the special deed is entered into prior to the issue of the bonds, the representatives of the masse may be parties thereto on behalf of the masse of bondholders in formation. This deed only takes effe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-7

After the five-year period, disused cemeteries may be leased by the communes to which they belong, but on condition that they are only sown or planted, without any excavation or foundation for buildin…

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