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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised inter-regional courts in economic and financial matters

Article 704-2

…dge; the order shall be made eight days at the earliest and one month at the latest from such notification. When the examining magistrate decides to relinquish jurisdiction, his order only takes effec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the agency

Article 706-163

…dvances and other contributions from the State and its public establishments, the European Union, local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments and any other public or private leg…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: Residence permits on humanitarian grounds

Article R425-7

…conditions set out in article R. 425-5 entitles the holder to engage in professional activity and vocational training, in application of the provisions of article L. 425-1. The foreign national holdin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 768-1

…nvictions for misdemeanours of the first four classes, whenever a measure of prohibition, disqualification, incapacity, or a measure restricting rights is taken, as a principal or supplementary measur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementing provisions.

Article L4311-7

For the application of the provisions of this Title, decrees in the Council of State, issued after consultation with the employers' and employees' professional organisations concerned, shall determine…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Summons to registered creditors

Article R322-7

…Article 56 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the notice shall include, on pain of nullity : 1° An indication of the place, date and time of the orientation hearing; 2° A summons to acquaint oneself with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 716-4

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of provision of services

Article L4112-7

…a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, may perform in France, on a temporary and occasional basis, acts of his profession without being registered on the relevant register.The perform…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 741-2

…ns from the public prosecutor and after hearing the sentenced person's observations and, where applicable, those of his or her lawyer. If the court intends to require the offender to perform community…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-91

…it, the examining magistrate may authorise judicial police officers acting on a letter rogatory to carry out searches, home visits and seizures of exhibits outside the hours provided for in Article 5…

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