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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-14

…terial or psychological situation, may obtain compensation under the conditions set out in Articles 706-3 (3° and last paragraph) to 706-12, when his resources are below the ceiling set by l'article 4…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3141-7

When the number of working days calculated in accordance with articles L. 3141-3 and L. 3141-6 is not a whole number, the duration of the leave is increased to the next higher whole number.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Calculation and payment procedures.

Article L5422-7

Workers deprived of employment are entitled to the insurance allowance, regardless of whether the employer complies with its obligations under Section 3, the regulatory provisions and the contractual…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-9

…1106-9,1234-8 and 1234-20 of the Rural Code;benefits listed in II of Article 1 of Ordinance no. 59-76 of 7 January 1959 relating to actions for civil damages by the State and certain other public per…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-9

…d, fails, without legitimate reason, to attend the adversarial hearing provided for by the articles 712-6 or 712-7, the sentence enforcement judge or the sentence enforcement court may rule in his abs…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature sports

Article L311-7

The Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan area jointly draw up a departmental-metropolitan plan for spaces, sites and itineraries for nature sports under the conditions set out in article L. 311-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-7

Any operator of a voice communications service within the meaning of 7° and 15° of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code is obliged to offer consumers, when they subscrib…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7

…ntral administration of the SICAV are located in France.Subject to the provisions of article L. 214-7-4, the shares of the SICAV are issued and redeemed by the company at the request of subscribers or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Referral to the commission de surendettement des particuliers (household over-indebtedness commission)

Article R721-7

…rty seizure for the purpose of postponing the auction date pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 721-7 or those of article L. 722-4, it shall send the request by registered letter with acknowledgem…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-7

A decree in the Council of State shall define the procedures for applying this chapter, in particular the appropriate sources of information for each category of works that must be consulted for the s…

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