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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 730

Where the custodial sentence handed down is for a period of less than or equal to ten years, or where, regardless of the sentence initially handed down, the period of detention remaining to be served…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article R5211-12-1

For the application of the eighth paragraph of article L. 5211-29, the share of tax potential corresponding to the perimeter of agglomeration communities resulting from the transformation of a new agg…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice.

Article L743-12-1

A natural person holding a commercial court registry may not employ more than two salaried commercial court registrars. A legal entity holding a commercial court registry may not employ a number of sa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-15

If the court has not issued a committal order with deferred effect pursuant to 3° of I of article 464-2, persons who are not imprisoned or who are serving a sentence under the semi-liberty, out-of-cou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-16

By way of derogation from the provisions of article 723-15, in the event of an emergency motivated either by a risk of danger to persons or property established by the occurrence of a new fact, or by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-18

Where the sentenced person has to serve a remaining sentence that is less than or equal to the sentence reductions that may be granted, the sentence enforcement judge may grant this measure without th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-17

When a conviction mentioned in Article 723-15 has not been enforced within one year of the date on which the sentence became final, the sentenced person may apply to the sentence enforcement judge for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-6

I.-A proprietary veterinary medicinal product may be imported in parallel with a view to being placed on the market in France if it meets the following conditions: 1° It comes from another Member Stat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-2

An import authorisation is required for each import operation involving veterinary medicinal products which have undergone all stages of manufacture, including packaging. By way of derogation from the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-8

I. - The veterinary medicinal product for which parallel import authorisation is requested may differ from the veterinary medicinal product which has obtained marketing authorisation in France, provid…

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