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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Compulsory release

Article 720

…ter consulting the sentence enforcement commission. In the event of non-compliance with the measure and any obligations and prohibitions set, the sentence enforcement judge may order, in accordance wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-7-2

…ocational training services shall be required, by decision of the administrative authority, jointly and severally with its de facto or de jure managers, to pay the Treasury a sum equal to the amounts…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-7-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 8114-1 and L. 8114-2, refusal to submit to the checks provided for in this chapter shall give rise to automatic assessment by the administration of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article R2261-4-7

If the Minister responsible for labour remains silent for more than six months on a request for enlargement or extension, in application of Articles L. 2261-17 or L. 2261-24, this will be deemed to be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-2-1

…812-2 is divided into sections corresponding to the jurisdiction of each court of appeal.Where the mandataire judiciaire is an employee, it specifies that capacity and the name of his employer.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 770

…l from the criminal record of a conviction for offences committed by a person aged between eighteen and twenty-one may also be ordered on expiry of a period of three years from the date of conviction,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-7

The training course in the profession of commercial court clerk is reserved for successful candidates in the competitive entrance examination for the profession of commercial court clerk.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the statutes of professional leagues

Article R132-7

Where the agreement referred to in article R. 132-9 provides for the professional league to exercise disciplinary powers at first instance by delegation from the federation, the operating rules of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-22

…ders, in the light of this information, that he should not maintain the application for recognition and enforcement ; 3° The competent authority of the executing State having communicated, of its own…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-21

When the representative of the public prosecutor is consulted by the competent authority of the executing State on partial recognition of the sentencing decision, he or she shall examine whether an ag…

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