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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-4

When an accused person is remanded in custody, the examining magistrate may impose a communication ban for a period of ten days. This measure may be renewed, but only for a further period of ten days.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148-4

After a period of four months has elapsed since the last appearance before the examining magistrate or the magistrate delegated by the examining magistrate, and as long as the settlement order has not…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article D1611-41

1° For the application of Article L. 1611-3-2, local authorities, their groupings and local public establishments whose debt-reduction capacity, defined as the ratio between outstanding debt at the ba…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings

Article 706-56-2

The register of personal data collected as part of judicial proceedings, kept by the criminal records department under the authority of the Minister of Justice and placed under the control of a magist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-4

The National Health Conference meets in plenary session at least twice a year, when convened by its Chairman or at the request of the Minister for Health.The National Health Conference meets as a stan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-75-1

Where the company has its registered office in one of the Member States of the European Community or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, information relating to: 1° The appointment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-10-7

The agreement concluded with a temporary work integration company includes in particular: 1° A presentation of the structure's integration project specifying: a) The general characteristics of the str…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Return of products to the country of origin.

Article 470

The goods referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Article 38 imported into the customs territory in breach of the provisions prohibiting importation may be returned to the country of origin. In the event o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 497

The right to appeal belongs: 1° To the accused; 2° To the person civilly liable as regards civil interests only; 3° To the civil party, as regards his civil interests only; 4° To the public prosecutor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-176-7

The forest holdings of a forest investment group are divided into at least two separate management units at least twenty kilometres apart. The share of one of these management units may not exceed 60%…

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