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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-7-4

The parts of the regional development plan provided for by Articles L. 4433-7-1 to L. 4433-7-3 are the subject of individualised chapters. The cartographic documents relating to them are appended to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-2

I.-At the written request of the public prosecutor, in the places and for the period of time that this magistrate determines and which may not exceed twenty-four hours, renewable by express decision a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7-2

Without prejudice to the information obligations provided for in article 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy and in articles L. 111-7 and L. 111-7-1 of this co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-5

Undertakings reinsuring commitments under an agreement on a uniform proportional basis apply articles R. 441-7 to R. 441-7-3, R. 441-12 and R. 441-21. For the purposes of these articles, the following…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-22-1

When a person placed under the supervision of the sentence enforcement judge has been convicted of a crime or an offence mentioned in article 706-47, this judge may, ex officio or at the request of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-5

The competent public prosecutor shall immediately record the information to be included in the file by means of a secure electronic communication system. However, in the event of the file being consul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules specific to the drawing of lots

Article D1411-58-7

For the renewal of each of the Boards of Directors mentioned in article L. 1411-5-2, lots shall be drawn to determine, from among the persons called upon to appoint a single member or an odd number of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-7-2

To impose the suspension provided for in articles L. 335-7 and L. 335-7-1 and determine the length of the sentence, the court shall take into account the circumstances and seriousness of the offence,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-7-1

For the fifth-class offences provided for in this code, where the regulations so provide, the additional penalty defined in Article L. 335-7 may be imposed in the same way, in the event of gross negli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R* 712-8

The decisions mentioned in articles R. 712-6 and R. 712-7 are tacitly approved by the supervisory authority on expiry of a period of two months from the date of receipt by the supervisory authority of…

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