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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-13

…f the proceedings in progress, the interests of a third party or the dignity of the person. In this case, the Investigating Chamber, at the request of the Public Prosecutor, the person claimed or of i…

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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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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisations exempt from administrative approval.

Article R322-138

…rred to in Article L. 324-1 of the Code, relating to the undertakings referred to in Article R. 322-132, are carried out by the company or fund referred to in Article R. 322-132, which acts on behalf…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-13

…year n, the reference period runs from film week 27 of year n-3 to film week 26 of year n-1. In the cases mentioned in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article R3332-13

…to make payments into the collective retirement savings plan of his former company. Except in this case, a former employee who has left the company for a reason other than retirement or early retirem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-138

…ate 0 to €6,500 0.774% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.426% From €17,000 to €30,000 0.290% Over €30,000 0.213%2° In the case of an amendment transforming the last conventional mortgage registered prior to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties to patients

Article R4312-13

…e account of the patient's personality and ensure that the information given is understood. Only in cases of urgency or impossibility may nurses be exempted from their duty to provide information. The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 135-2

…r gendarmerie services begin to detain the person. During this detention, the provisions of article 133-1 shall apply. Detention may not last more than twenty-four hours. The person shall be brought a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-13

…udgment ruling on the claimant's or his heirs' rights to compensation are subject, depending on the case, to Chapter VI of Title VII of Book III of the Social Security Code, to Chapter IV of Title V o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings.

Article L3121-13

…sis of which they were adopted, requests for special votes, the results of votes specifying, in the case of public votes, the names of the voters and the direction of their votes, and the substance of…

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