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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisional arrest.

Article 728-64

…rity of the convicting State before the latter has forwarded the sentencing decision and the certificate, the person may only be apprehended pursuant to the same first paragraph if the competent autho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R54-7

The Agency is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. Secondary accountants may be appointed by the accounti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-7

I. - With effect from 2005, the lump-sum allocation comprises:1° A basic allocation intended to take account of the costs associated with the size of its population.With effect from 2011, this basic a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L581-7

…r the conditions laid down in Article 7 of Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001, additional categories of displaced persons who are not referred to in the Council Decision provided for in Arti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article R325-7

…undertaking referred to in 4° of Article L. 310-2 and which is subject to an overall solvency check carried out by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the authority withdrawing the a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions (R)

Article R2221-71

In the cases provided for in article L. 2221-7, the mayor shall take all emergency measures to remedy the situation in question. He reports on the measures taken at the next meeting of the operating c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of representatives

Article R7343-71

…free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, the representative may obtain communication of the information used to calculate the substantial drop in activity referred to in Article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution

Article R591-7

In the case provided for in Article R. 591-6, for the application of the provisions of Chapter I of Title III: 1° In article R. 531-2, the words: "twenty-one days" are replaced by the words: "seven da…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-7

…itle III of Book II of this Part, with the exception of articles L. 1234-3-1 and L. 1235-7, is applicable to Wallis and Futuna.Articles L. 1231-1 to L. 1231-4, L. 1232-2 and L. 1235-2 are applicable t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regulation of investments and other assets

Article A332-7

…ité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. However, the Autorité de contrôle may ask companies to carry out other simulations based on other values. II - Simulations on assets The impact of each of…

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