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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-37

Without prejudice to the application of Article 694-4, execution of the confiscation shall be refused: 1° If the facts giving rise to the request do not constitute an offence under French law; 2° If t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Work release, semi-liberty, temporary absences and escorted absences

Article 723-1

…ase measure may be executed one year before the end of the probation period provided for in article 729 or one year before the date on which the conditional release provided for in Article 729-3.This…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-7

…rtement.In the départements where, on the date of entry into force of law no. 89-899 of 18 December 1989 relating to the protection and promotion of health, the family and childhood and adapting healt…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 H

…igned between 1 January and 31 December 2015, of building land defined in 1° of 2 of I of Article 257 are exempt from free transfer duties, up to the declared value of these assets, where the deed of…

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

Article R131-7

The grand panel of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile comprises the bench hearing the appeal, supplemented by the vice-president or most senior vice-president or a section or chamber president, two a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations.

Article D452-7

Associations shall report annually on their activities in accordance with the procedures laid down by order in the forms provided for in article D. 452-5. Associations shall draw up annual accounts. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-7

I.-The list of organisations, institutions, groups or trade unions represented in each section of the Committee and the number of seats they have are determined by order of the ministers responsible f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial assistance

Article R5213-78

…de services et de paiement with the payment and monitoring of the aids mentioned in article L. 5213-19 of the Code du travail under the following conditions: a) The aid is granted, within the limits o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article D364-7

…the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in article D. 312-8-1, the reference to articles D. 312-3 and D. 312-7 is replaced by the reference to article D. 312-3.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-7

…32-8 . For members who have not reached the age mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 161-17-2 of the Social Security Code by the end of the financial year in question, at least two estimates…

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