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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-74

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of article 3a of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, the following may be members of a regional caisse de crédit m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 61-1

…r she is being heard at any time; 3° Where appropriate, the right to be assisted by an interpreter; 4° The right to make statements, to answer questions put to him or her or to remain silent; 5° If th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705

…riminal Court exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 43,52, 704 and 706-42 for the prosecution, investigation and trial of the following offences: 1° Off…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Lapse of financial assistance

Article 121-7

Unless otherwise specified, decisions to grant financial assistance shall automatically lapse on expiry of a period of four years if all or part of the assistance has not been paid because the benefic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Orders of heirs.

Article 738-2

…xercise a right of reversion, up to the proportional shares fixed in the first paragraph of Article 738, on the property that the deceased had received from them by gift. The value of the portion of t…

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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 Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article R714-7

In the event of non-compliance of an application for registration, reasoned notification shall be given to the applicant. The applicant shall be given a period in which to regularise the application o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-7

…exoneration form specifies the conditions for admissibility of the request provided for in article 495-18, the methods of payment of the deposit except in the cases provided for by article D. 45-15,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Changes to the jurisdiction of commercial courts.

Article R741-7

…e in the jurisdiction of two or more commercial courts and subject to the provisions of articles R. 743-162 to R. 743-177, the clerk of the court previously having jurisdiction retains the minutes, re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-7

…Lists are lodged at the prefecture on a date set by the prefect's order provided for in article R. 1425-5. No list may be modified after this date, except in the event of death or ineligibility.

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