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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 694-22

The European Investigation Order shall be translated into an official language of the executing State or into one of the official languages of the institutions of the European Union accepted by that S…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-37

Without prejudice to the application of Article 694-4, execution of the confiscation shall be refused: 1° If the facts giving rise to the request do not constitute an offence under French law; 2° If t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L281-7

For the application of this book to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The references to Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Unio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-10-7

…tegration offer; f) The way in which the condition of exclusive activity defined in article L. 5132-6 is met, in particular the completeness of the human and material resources; g) Where applicable, t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-7

I.-Any online platform operator mentioned in I of article L. 111-7 specifies the referencing, dereferencing and classification procedures in a specific section. This section is directly and easily acc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-66

If the patent application is withdrawn or converted into an application for a utility certificate, the procedure for drawing up the search report shall be terminated.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4231-6

The president of the regional council appoints field wardens in the cases and under the conditions provided for in article L. 522-2 of the internal security code.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa : Changing the sex indication in civil status records

Article 1055-6

An application to change the sex indication in civil status records and, where applicable, the first names, is a matter of non-contentious proceedings. The public prosecutor may appeal.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Deletion of data from the file

Article R50-65

The examining magistrate, or his clerk, shall proceed with the deletion of the data entered in the file in the event of a decision to dismiss, cease or discharge the registration in the file.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-66

Notarisation (numbers 13 to 15 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° A fixed fee of €56.60, in the case of notarisation after death, recording the devolution of the estate;2° A proportional f…

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