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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-1

…ublic Health Code in order to terminate the hospitalisation. On pain of inadmissibility, this order may only be appealed or appealed to the Supreme Court at the same time as an appeal or appeal lodged…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-3

…son declared criminally irresponsible due to a mental disorder. In particular, such hospitalisation may only be terminated in accordance with the procedures laid down by Article L. 3213-8 of the Publi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-29-8

In accordance with the provisions of 11° bis of I of Article 23 of Law no. 2003-239 of 18 March 2003 for internal security, the public prosecutor shall inform the manager of the wanted persons file of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-29-6

The security measures provided for in Article 706-136 may only be ordered by the court if it appears, at the time the decision is made and in view of the elements in the case file and in particular th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-2

To allow the immediate application of the order provided for by articles D. 47-29 and D. 47-29-1, the public prosecutor shall inform the State representative or, in Paris, the police prefect in advanc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-29-7

…he jury. The reasons for the decision shall be given with regard to the provisions of Article D. 47-29-6. A copy of the decision is given to the person concerned for notification. The decision is imme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-5

…at provided for by the articles L. 3213-7 and L. 3213-8 of this code, and recalled in Article D. 47-29-3 above, and that it may take any appropriate action. The Public Prosecutor shall, for the same p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-25

…ct to justification in the notes to the financial statements, the consolidated financial statements may be drawn up on a different date from that of the annual financial statements of the consolidatin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-25

…of execution, the claim declared shall be certified as true by the creditor. The official receiver may request that the statutory auditor or, failing this, the chartered accountant approve the statem…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-25

Appeals shall be brought before the Court of Appeal by deed containing, in addition to the particulars prescribed by 3° of Article 54 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and on pain of nullity:1° The uniq…

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