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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and renewal

Article R7111-8

When renewing a professional journalist's identity card, the committee will determine the supporting documents to be submitted in support of the renewal application, taking into account the supporting…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article R6154-8

The proportion of the technical package mentioned in the last paragraph of Article L. 6154-3 is set at 20% of its amount.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 909

Members of the medical and pharmacy professions, as well as medical auxiliaries who have provided care to a person during the illness from which he or she dies, may not benefit from inter vivos or tes…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 916

…ich the case is distributed, shall contain, in addition to the particulars prescribed by Article 57 and on pain of inadmissibility, a statement of the decision referred and a statement of the grounds…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 86

…ciently substantiated or justified, the public prosecutor may, before making his or her submissions and if this has not been done ex officio by the investigating judge, ask this magistrate to hear the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 87

Constitution de partie civile may take place at any time during the investigation. It may be contested by the public prosecutor or by a party. In the event of a challenge, or if he declares the civil…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 85

…ssibility condition is not required in the case of a felony or an offence under the law of 29 July 1881 on freedom of the press or by the articles L. 86, L. 87, L. 91 to L. 100, L. 102 to L. 104, L. 1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 89

…his agreement is not necessary when the person is a public official or has a public service mission and the offence was committed by virtue of his functions or mission, if the address declared is his…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 88

…f the deposit that the latter must, if he has not obtained legal aid, deposit at the court registry and the deadline by which it must be made, failing which the complaint will be inadmissible. The cou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-47-1

…information submitted on a case-by-case basis by Europol within the limits of its responsibilities and for the performance of its tasks. The provisions of the previous paragraph shall apply without p…

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