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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Evocation.

Article 568

Where the Court of Appeal reverses or sets aside a judgment which has ordered an investigative measure, or which, ruling on a procedural objection, has terminated the proceedings, it may evoke the poi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 528

In the event of opposition lodged by the public prosecutor or the accused, the case shall be brought before the police court in the forms of ordinary procedure. The judgment rendered in absentia, on t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The parties.

Article 550

Subject to articles 905-2,909 and 910, the cross-appeal or the provoked appeal may be lodged, in any event, even if the person lodging it is precluded from acting as principal. In the latter case, how…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Forms of appeal

Article 576

The declaration of appeal must be made to the registrar of the court which handed down the contested decision.It must be signed by the registrar and by the applicant for judicial review himself or by…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Third-party proceedings.

Article 588

Third-party proceedings incidental to a dispute before a court shall be decided by that court if it is of a higher grade than the court that gave the judgment or if, being of equal grade, there is no…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Final proceedings before the Police Court

Article 537

Contraventions are proven either by minutes or reports, or by witnesses in the absence of reports and minutes, or in support of them. Except in cases where the law provides otherwise, minutes or repor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R5121-51

In order to obtain a marketing authorisation for a medicinal product which is not covered by the marketing authorisation procedure issued by the European Commission pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-551

The age limit for practitioners governed by the provisions of this section is set at sixty-seven for those born on or after 1 January 1955. As a transitional measure, the age limit applicable to these…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-552

Hospital assistants may benefit from an extension of their activity under the conditions and according to the procedures set out in articles R. 6152-424 to R. 6152-427.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Investment rules

Article L214-24-55

I. - Under conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the assets of a general-purpose investment fund include :1° Financial securities within the meaning of 1 and 2 of II of article L. 211-…

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