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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-1-2

…at weapons are currently at his home. If weapons are discovered, they are seized and placed under seal.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-1-2

…erson holding public authority may not benefit from the reductions in sentence mentioned in article 721 of this code only up to, in the case of a felony, three months per year of incarceration and sev…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-13-1

A decree in the Council of State shall determine the conditions of application of this section.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-1-1

…to 421-2-5-2 of the same code, may not benefit from the reductions in sentence mentioned in Article 721 of this code only up to a maximum of three months per year of imprisonment and seven days per mo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 717-1 A

…rm of criminal imprisonment of fifteen years or more for one of the offences referred to in Article 706-53-13 is placed, for a period of at least six weeks, in a specialised service to determine the a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 717-1-1

The sentence enforcement judge gives his opinion, except in emergencies, on the transfer of convicts from one establishment to another.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 730-2-1

When the person has been sentenced to a custodial sentence for one or more offences mentioned in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code, excluding those defined in articles 421-2-5 to 421-2-5-2…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-7

The aptitude test is organised at national level under the responsibility of the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne, site of the Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne in conjuncti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-7

(Articles R. 322-32 and R. 322-33) "EC" DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY The manufacturer, his authorised representative or, failing this, any person responsible for placing the product on the market establi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-7

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall notify the Conseil de résolution unique of any additional capital requirements in accordance with Article L. 533-4-4 and any expected adjustm…

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