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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Experimentation

Article LO1113-7

…ns of a decree in the Council of State, authorises, on the basis of the fourth paragraph of Article 72 of the Constitution, local and regional authorities to derogate, on an experimental basis, from t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-7

…114-5 in order to fill the vacant seat for the remainder of the term of office. An elected member may only sit in one category. A member of the Board of Directors may not take part in deliberations…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-7

…with the agreement of its supervisory board and the authorisation of the Minister for the Economy, may issue debt securities for the benefit of the fund. Under the same conditions, Caisse des dépôts…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-36

In the event of prosecution for one of the offences referred to in Article 706-34, the investigating judge may provisionally order, for a period of up to three months, the total or partial closure of:…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article D7121-7

…the artist's agent receives, under the conditions laid down in the mandate mentioned in article R. 7121-6, remuneration calculated as a percentage of the remuneration, fixed or proportional to exploi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Delivery terms

Article R2151-7

The purchaser may prohibit candidates, in the consultation documents, from submitting several tenders for the contract or some of its lots, acting at the same time:1° As individual candidates and as m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisional arrest.

Article 728-66

The convicted person may not be placed in detention or under house arrest with electronic monitoring pursuant to article 142-5 only if the remaining sentence to be served is two years or more, except…

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

Article L4311-7

In order to obtain the diplôme d'Etat d'infirmier ou d'infirmière, candidates may only be admitted to sit the examinations if they have completed their studies in a nursing training institute authoris…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-7

…or are likely to present a danger to public health or consumer safety, the administrative authority may order by decree one or more of the following measures: suspension of marketing, withdrawal, reca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-7

…in application of the articles in this chapter, the representative of the State in the département may order the temporary closure of the establishment.Natural persons guilty of an offence under this…

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