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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article D14

The judicial police officers listed in Article 20 have jurisdiction to record all crimes, offences or contraventions and to draw up a report. In addition, they may carry out preliminary investigations…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the civil action

Article 375-2

Persons convicted of the same crime shall be jointly and severally liable for restitution and damages. In addition, the court may, by special reasoned decision, order that an accused person who has su…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L744-1

…transport and agricultureL. 211-4Order no. 2017-1674 of 8 December 2017L. 211-5 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 211-6 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 211-7 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Safety

Article L463-1

…e: ARTICLES APPLICABLE IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 425-1 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2022-456 of 30 March 2022 on the creation of a declaration system in the field of aviation safety and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article D3821-2

…3111-6 and D. 3111-7 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Decree No. 2018-42 of 25 January 2018. II.-For its application in Wallis and Futuna, article D. 3111-6 is amend…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-136

…bution auditors are appointed and carry out their duties under the conditions set out in article R. 22-10-7. The provisions of article R. 22-10-8 are applicable in the case of contributions in kind.In…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Book I

Article 2494

…applicable to a child born in Mayotte to foreign parents before the entry into force of the loi n° 2018-778 du 10 septembre 2018 pour une immigration maîtrisée, un droit d'asile effectif et une intég…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 79

Preliminary investigations are compulsory in felony cases; except where special provisions apply, they are optional in misdemeanour cases; they may also take place in misdemeanour cases if the public…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single chapter.

Article L641-1

The penalty of disqualification from French territory that may be imposed on a foreigner guilty of a felony or misdemeanour is governed by the provisions of articles 131-30, 131-30-1 and 131-30-2 of t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-27

…ply to a minor child who may acquire French nationality pursuant to articles 21-7, 21-11, 21-12 and 22-1, nor to a convicted offender who has benefited from an automatic pardon or a judicial pardon in…

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