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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-14

The public prosecutor may apply the provisions of Article 723-15 and this sub-section for prison sentences with a remaining balance of more than one year if, as a result of the pre-trial detention ser…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-14

The provisions of articles R. 5211-15, R. 5211-17, R. 5211-19 and R. 5211-20 are applicable to in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1184

The provisional measures provided for in the first paragraph of article 375-5 of the Civil Code, as well as the information measures provided for in article 1183 of this code, may only be taken, excep…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-15

…onseil d'Etat, the prefect of the département or, in Paris, the prefect of the police, shall communicate to sports associations and companies and to approved sports federations the identity and photog…

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

Article D45-15

…of the receipt for the complaint lodged for the offence of identity theft provided for by article 434-23 of the Penal Code. II.-Where the fixed fine procedure relates to the offence of driving withou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-14

…accounts of a territorial authority show a deficit in the implementation of the budget, after verification of the accuracy of the revenue and expenditure entries, equal to or greater than 10% of the r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-14

…nts does not provide him with the written declarations requested. Use of management representations 3. Throughout the audit of the accounts, management makes oral or written statements to the statutor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-14

…d of infringing a copyright or related right are detained after a request referred to in Article L. 335-10 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a registered copyright or related right may…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-14

…entitled to a reduction in the price of the goods or to rescission of the contract in the following cases: 1° Where the trader refuses to bring the goods into conformity; 2° If compliance is not achie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-2

…The investigating judge may also, under the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of article 137-1, refer the matter to the liberty and custody judge for the purposes of remand in custody. Regar…

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