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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-11

…Rome on 18 July 1998, any person suspected of having committed abroad one of the following offences may be prosecuted and tried by the French courts, if he is habitually resident in the territory of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-36

…does not reside within the jurisdiction of the competent court, the declaration to the court clerk may be made by means of a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Where the applicant is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: The right to support for young people towards employment and independence

Article L5131-6

The support referred to in article L. 5131-3 may also take the form of intensive support: the youth commitment contract, drawn up with the young person and tailored to his or her needs as identified d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Share categories

Article L6313-6

The purpose of the apprenticeship training schemes referred to in 4° of Article L. 6313-1 is :1° To enable workers holding an apprenticeship contract to obtain a vocational qualification attested by a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Partial access to the activities of voluntary sale of movable property by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R321-69

…all indicate the time limit and procedures for appealing against the decision. The Board's decision may be appealed. The Council's decision may be appealed under the conditions laid down in articles R…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article L326-6

At least one tenth of the members of the body may apply to the courts for the appointment of one or more experts to submit a report on one or more management operations. For the purposes of calculatin…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Controls on certain operations carried out within the European Community.

Article 65 A

…le for the sums due under the internal system to these bodies. The information gathered in this way may be passed on to the paying agencies and to the Interministerial Commission for the Coordination…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-6

…sional, main or ancillary commercial or mass catering activity or takeaway sales of prepared dishes may specify on their menus or any other medium the catch or production area of the aquatic products…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L651-6

…nistrative court for the annulment of the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory may accompany his appeal with a request to suspend its enforcement, without prejudice to the provisi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of prison sentences

Article 627-19

…he examination cannot be carried out immediately, the person is taken to the prison where he or she may not be held for more than twenty-four hours. On expiry of this period, he or she will be brought…

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