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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-75

…pplying the provisions of Article 706-22-1 giving concurrent or exclusive jurisdiction to the Sentence Enforcement Judge of the Paris Judicial Court, the Paris Sentence Enforcement Court and the Paris…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Various establishments used to serve sentences

Article D70

Finally sentenced persons are received in the prisons mentioned in article R. 112-15 of the Penitentiary Code or in the quarters of the penitentiary centres mentioned in article R. 112-16 of the same…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions

Article R3826-1

Articles R. 3116-1, R. 3116-2, R. 3116-3, R. 3116-4 and R. 3116-5 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Decree no. 2018-42 of 25 January 2018. Articles R. 3116-16 and R. 31…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-9 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 752-4)

Article Annexe 7-9

…tract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No. 247 of 23 October 2019, text No. 15, accessible at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000039256456

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for registration

Article D7342-2

The amount of the ceiling mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 7342-2 is equal to the contribution due in respect of the voluntary insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseas…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Surrender in the event of illegal residence

Article R621-5

…2° The foreign national has been refused the issue or renewal of a temporary or multi-annual residence permit in application of article L. 426-11 or the withdrawal of a temporary or multi-annual resid…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions.

Article D2411-6

The provisions set out in articles L. 2121-10, L. 2121-11, L. 2121-12, L. 2121-17, in the first paragraph of article L. 2121-18, articles L. 2121-20 and L. 2121-21 apply to the convening, meetings and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Penalties.

Article L328-4

…ch Commercial Code are applicable to any person with direct or indirect authority to bind an insurance undertaking, including in particular the authorised agent of a foreign insurance undertaking esta…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: Definitive advertising

Article R533-2

Final registration is carried out for mortgages in accordance witharticle 2428 of the French Civil Code and for pledges of business assets in accordance with articles L. 143-16 and R. 521-1 et seq. of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-32

…16 who, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7124-18, does not carry an extract from the birth certificates of children placed under his or her authority and does not provide proof of their origi…

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