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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17

…terrorist public prosecutor, the investigating judge, the criminal court and the Paris assize court exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 43,52 and 382.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-168

…terrorist public prosecutor, the investigating judge, the criminal court and the Paris assize court exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 43,52,382 and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-70

…t on the site, the contractor in charge of the main work or the main lot, as well as any contractor called upon to carry out work presenting particular risks included in the list of work provided for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships

Article 706-109

…istrate and the specialised correctional panel of the judicial court referred to in article 706-107 exercise, throughout the area of jurisdiction determined pursuant to this article, concurrent jurisd…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707-2

In criminal or police matters, any convicted person may pay the amount of the fixed procedural fee due pursuant to article 1018 A of the General Tax Code and, where applicable, the amount of the fine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-70

When research involving the human person is conducted in an establishment with an in-house pharmacy, the sponsor must provide the pharmacist in charge of the pharmacy with the following information be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Transfers subject to reduced or exempt taxation

Article 707 bis

In the event of the eviction of a purchaser, the exercise of the right of pre-emption instituted by articles L. 412-1 to L. 412-13 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, relating to the status of ten…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-70

…es of water take all measures to coordinate their resources. In addition, all measures are taken to call on external resources if necessary. Each establishment is equipped with a telephone link. The a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-76

…ialised correctional panel of the judicial court and the assize court referred to in Article 706-75 exercise, throughout the jurisdiction determined pursuant to that article, concurrent jurisdiction w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXIII: Procedure applicable in the event of a collective accident

Article 706-178

…ing judge and the specialised correctional panel of the judicial court mentioned in Article 706-176 exercise, throughout the jurisdiction determined pursuant to that same article, concurrent jurisdict…

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