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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Closure of debates and reading of questions

Article 351

…l classification other than that given by the decision to bring the indictment, the President shall put one or more subsidiary questions. Where the accused of full age is indicted on the charge of rap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Trade union representation at company and establishment level

Article L2122-2

…egard to the staff covered by the electoral colleges in which their statutory rules entitle them to put forward candidates.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Information to be provided to the public by groups.

Article L356-24

…undertakings referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 respectively shall put in place appropriate structures and systems at group level to meet the requirements set out in A…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Decision of the departmental cinematographic development commission

Article L212-10-2

…authorisation to develop a cinema is neither transferable nor assignable until the cinema has been put into operation.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-3

…efendant, the proprietor of the trade mark is unable to prove that: 1° That the trade mark has been put to genuine use in respect of the goods or services for which it is registered and which are reli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Referral procedure of the labour inspector.

Article L3132-31

…refer the matter to the court in summary proceedings in order to order all appropriate measures to put an end to the unlawful employment of employees in breach of the provisions of articles L. 3132-3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-2

Importing or manufacturing, purchasing, holding or putting into circulation with a view to sale, offering for sale, selling or offering free of charge drinks prohibited by article L. 3322-3 (1° and 3°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Travelling distillers

Article 327

Any still used by an itinerant hirer may not be put into circulation or parked on the public highway, in an unenclosed courtyard or on an unenclosed site not belonging to the owner of the apparatus, w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5212-8

…5212-16, the representatives thus elected are also entitled to take part in the vote on any matter put to the vote for which at least one municipality represented within the college is concerned..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title III: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 961

…formation mentioned in paragraph 2 of the previous article has been provided. This objection may be put in order up to the date of the closure of the proceedings or, in the absence of pre-trial procee…

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