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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Assisted witnesses

Article 113-3

…right to be assisted by a lawyer, who is notified in advance of the hearings and has access to the case file, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 114 and 114-1. This lawyer is chosen by the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Admission

Article L552-11

Without prejudice to article L. 345-2-2 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, in the event of refusal or abandonment of the accommodation offered in application of this chapter, the asylum…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-11

…appropriations, or commitment authorisations and payment appropriations, the President of the Corsican Executive Council may, until the adoption of the budget or until its settlement in the event of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: The application

Article 1180-7

…red to the judge by petition delivered or addressed to the registry of the judicial court. The application shall state, on pain of nullity, the surname, forenames and address of the applicant, his rel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-11

…sed by the establishment's doctor or intern on duty, it is decided upon on presentation of a certificate from a doctor in attendance or belonging to the establishment's consultation service attesting…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: The therapeutic injunction process

Article R3413-11

The relay doctor carries out a medical examination of the person concerned within one month of receiving the documents relating to the procedure. In the light of this examination and the documents sen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-11

…ree-year period referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 6322-1 runs from the date of notification of the express decision granting the authorisation. Authorisations are valid for five years.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Insufficient declaration

Article 1729-0 A

I. - A surcharge of 80% shall apply to the duties due in the event of a rectification due to:a) Sums appearing or having appeared on one or more accounts that should have been declared pursuant to the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Film rights concession contract

Article L213-14

…ting cinematographic performance rights includes the following stipulations: 1° The title and technical characteristics of the cinematographic work for which the rights are granted for exhibition in c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-14

…each of the years of implementation of the plan, the plan implementation commissioner shall be allocated, in respect of his task of supervising the implementation of the plan, the actions he initiate…

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