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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Proceedings before the Criminal Appeals Chamber

Article 520-1

In the event of an appeal against an order made pursuant to article 495-11, the court shall hear the case and rule on the merits without being able to impose a more severe sentence than that approved…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-5

The competent administrative authority issues a declaration receipt to the organiser when the application is complete, no later than three weeks before the date of the event. If necessary, it will sen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Request for a formal position

Article R1116-5

When the definitively adopted act is transmitted to the representative of the State or, where applicable, to the delegate in the district of the representative of the State in the department, as part…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R444-50

The service of judicial or extrajudicial documents from abroad gives rise to the collection by the bailiff of a fixed fee. The documents served are forwarded to the bailiff together with the correspon…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to certain contraventions

Article 529-2

…r exemption to the service indicated in the notice of offence. In the cases provided for by article 529-10, this request must be accompanied by one of the documents required by this article. This requ…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2344-5

…ollowing the second publication shall be invited in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 2344-9 and R. 2344-10. This option is without prejudice to the purchaser's right to cancel the current…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traffic.

Article R4534-54

In underground galleries where there are railway tracks, in the absence of a free space of 55 centimetres measured between the most protruding part of the rolling stock and the most protruding parts o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R761-5

…the Appeal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Saint-Denis de La Réunion in Mamoudzou; 3° Article R. 710-1 does not apply;> and 4° Articles R. 711-3 to R. 711-5 and R. 751-1 to R. 751-9 do not apply; 5°…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 279

…ew the compensatory allowance. The provisions set out in the second and third paragraphs of article 275 as well as articles 276-3 and 276-4 are also applicable, depending on whether the compensatory a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Higher State Diploma in Youth, Popular Education and Sport

Article D212-52

…rk and the certification reference framework, the composition of which is set out in article D. 212-53. They may lay down equivalence or exemption measures.

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