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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-17-1

When a conviction mentioned in Article 723-15 has not been enforced within three years of the date on which it became final, the sentenced person is summoned to appear before the sentence enforcement…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-15-2

…s of the communication of the copy of the decision, as well as in the cases provided for by Article 723-16, the public prosecutor may bring back the sentence for enforcement. If, unless there is a leg…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…ered to investigate and record infringements or breaches of the provisions: 1° Regulation (EU) 2021/782 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on rail passengers' rights and ob…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-7

…is sent by the chairman of the board of directors of the fire and rescue service or by the mayor of Marseille, to the departmental prefect. It is accompanied by:1° An explanatory note specifying the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-2

The public prosecutor draws up an annual report on the state of enforcement of sentences and the time taken to enforce them, which includes, in particular, a report drawn up by the departmental direct…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-7

…5-88 of the Commercial Code must contain, in addition to the information listed in articles 92 or 117 of decree no. 67-236 of 23 March 1967 on commercial companies, an indication of the amounts paid t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

…of article L. 413-3 and the level of knowledge of the French language referred to in article L. 413-7 may be adapted, under conditions set by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, to take account of the speci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publicising and monitoring early access authorisations

Article R5121-73-1

Any measures taken by the holder of the early access authorisation issued for a medicinal product covered by 1° of II of Article L. 5121-12 to disseminate the authorisation, or any information relatin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Therapeutic use protocol and data collection

Article R5121-70-1

As part of the monitoring obligations laid down in the therapeutic use protocol and the data collection obligations for all early access authorisations, the holder of the marketing rights for the medi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-7

…applies to group insurance contracts and subscriptions concluded or made no later than 20 December 2012 and to these contracts and subscriptions tacitly renewed after this date. The derogation does n…

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