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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-7

…of the investigation to carry out internal body investigations on a person in police custody, these may only be carried out by a doctor requested for this purpose.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Interfederal sports agents' commission

Article R222-7

…eport on the implementation of the provisions of this chapter by the sports agents' commissions. It may submit any proposal relating to the regulation of the sports agent profession to the Minister fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Donation and use of gametes.

Article L1244-7

The benefit of a gamete donation may in no way be made subject to the designation by the recipient couple of a person who has voluntarily agreed to make such a donation to an anonymous third party cou…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER VII: AERODROME ENVIRONMENT.

Article L227-7

…ies. This report is submitted to the Government and Parliament.In this public report, the authority may suggest any legislative or regulatory changes it deems necessary, particularly in the light of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exclusions from financial assistance

Article 122-7

…et de l'image animée, financial assistance from the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may not be granted for or in respect of cinematographic, audiovisual or multimedia works or document…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-72

…ticle L. 228-65, the board of directors, the management board or the managers of the debtor company may override, by offering to redeem the bonds within the period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article L532-7

…ent of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile or the president of the panel appointed for this purpose may, at any time during the procedure, refer the application to the panel if he considers that it do…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

Article L613-7

The administrative authority may revoke the prohibition on return at any time.When the foreign national applies to have the prohibition on return revoked, his application is only admissible if he can…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-7

…riod of paid leave as well as with regard to all rights arising from seniority. Moreover, no change may be made to the duration or hours of work provided for in the employment contract as a result of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Orders of heirs.

Article 738-2

…re the father and mother or one of them survives the deceased and the latter has no posterity, they may in all cases exercise a right of reversion, up to the proportional shares fixed in the first par…

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