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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-7

When the ballot takes place by post, the ballot papers, envelopes and supporting documents are produced by the administration at its own expense. Only electoral material supplied by the administration…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Referral by the Cour de cassation of the priority question of constitutionality to the Conseil constitutionnel

Article 126-12

The Cour de cassation is not obliged to refer to the Conseil constitutionnel a priority question of constitutionality challenging, on the same grounds, a legislative provision already before the Conse…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Renewal and transfer of approval

Article D1-12-12

Application for the transfer of approval, and the investigation and approval of the transfer of approval are carried out under the same conditions as those laid down for the issue of approval.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55-7

When the composition pénale includes the daytime activity measure provided for in 16° of article 41-2, it is carried out under the supervision of the public prosecutor's delegate, who ensures that it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-7

The institution with which an SME innovation account defined in Article L. 221-32-4 is opened shall keep, for each unit or share held in the securities account, as well as for the cash held in the cas…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article R212-7-3

The application for authorisation must be accompanied by information and documents, the list of which is set by order of the Minister for Culture.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Regional centres specialising in environmental offences

Article 706-2-3

I.-Within the jurisdiction of each court of appeal, the territorial jurisdiction of a judicial court is extended to the jurisdiction of the court of appeal for the investigation, prosecution, trial an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Capture of computer data

Article 706-102-3

On pain of nullity, the decision authorising the use of the device referred to in Article 706-102-1 specifies the offence giving rise to the operations, the exact location or detailed description of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article 706-112-3

When the information gathered in the course of a preliminary investigation reveals that a person whose home is to be searched is subject to a legal protection measure revealing that he or she is not i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-3

The public prosecutor at a judicial court other than that or those mentioned in Article 706-106-1 may, for offences covered by the same article 706-106-1, ex officio, on the proposal of the investigat…

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