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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-16

…ion in activities that an association whose activities have been suspended has been prohibited from carrying out pursuant to the same article, a person constitutes a serious threat to public order, th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-13

For the application of Article L. 611-11, a disclosure of the invention shall not be taken into consideration in the following two cases:-if it takes place within the six months preceding the filing d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Judgement on the application to remain in the waiting zone

Article R342-8

…ppeal. At the same time, he or she informs them that only an appeal lodged by the public prosecutor can be declared suspensive by the first president of the court of appeal or his or her delegate.The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Chairmen and vice-chairmen

Article D1423-73

…the table below: DESIGNATION of industrial tribunals MAXIMUM NUMBER of compensable hours Conseil de Paris 52 hours per month Councils of Bobigny, Lyon, Marseille, Nanterre 60 hours per year Aix-en-Pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Departmental commercial development commissions.

Article R751-3

When the catchment area defined in the applicant's file exceeds the boundaries of one département, the prefect of the département of the commune of establishment determines the number of elected repre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-31-1

On receipt of a request for rectification or deletion, the territorially competent public prosecutor or the magistrate referred to in Article 230-9 shall inform the interested party of his decision by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions applicable to Martinique

Article A428-1

…comprises : a) The Prefect of Martinique or his representative; b) The Rector of the Martinique Education Authority or his representative; c) The Regional Academic Delegate for Youth, Commitment and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-13-2

…ised and sworn fraud prevention officers referred to in Article L. 5312-13-1 have a right of communication which enables them to obtain, without being prevented by professional secrecy, the documents…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-17

…i-disciplinary assessment of dangerousness. At the end of this period, the commission will send the Paris Sentence Enforcement Court and the person concerned a reasoned opinion on the appropriateness…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-135

Without prejudice to the application of articles L. 3213-1 and L. 3213-7 of the Public Health Code, when the investigating chamber or a trial court issues a judgment or ruling declaring a person to be…

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