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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-7

The act of introducing, wearing or displaying in a sports arena, during the staging or public broadcasting of a sporting event, insignia, signs or symbols inciting hatred or discrimination against per…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Land transport.

Article 76

1. Direct routes serving offices of secondary importance may be closed to international traffic, by order of the Prefect, during all or part of the closure of these offices. 2. Goods may not be transp…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Land transport.

Article 75

…ely to the next customs office by the most direct route designated by order of the Prefect. 2. They may not be brought into houses or other buildings until they have been taken to the office; they may…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Execution of the international letter rogatory by the judicial court

Article 745

If the letter rogatory has been transmitted irregularly, the judge assigned may of his own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor refuse to execute it; he may also, at the request of the pu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 713-2

Any confiscation order shall be accompanied by a certificate drawn up by the competent authority of the issuing State comprising the following particulars: 1° The identification of the issuing State;…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Verification and recovery of costs.

Article 708

A person who intends to contest the audit may always submit an application for a tax order himself; he may also do so through his representative. The application is made orally or in writing to the re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-7

…communal fire brigade is disbanded by order of the High Commissioner, following the opinion of the mayor or the president of the deliberative body of the public establishment for inter-communal coope…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-44

…icted person of a necessary change to the conditions of enforcement, the sentence enforcement judge may either limit his leave of absence or order the person to be imprisoned for the duration of the s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2512-7

…ea of his jurisdiction, for the execution of the deliberations of the Paris Council and, where applicable, the arrondissement councils. The Prefect of Police, or his representative, has access to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of pharmacist-biologists.

Article R4235-75

…in order to compete unfairly or to the detriment of the quality of the services he provides. In the case of collaboration contracts between laboratories, fees for transmissions must be set with tact a…

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