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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Termination of the duties of an employed commercial court clerk in the event of termination of the employment contract

Article R743-139-20

…ipt, or by letter delivered against a receipt.In the event of serious misconduct, the office-holder may, before referring the matter to the committee provided for in article R. 743-139-17, notify the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-6

When his alternate cannot replace him, the full member may give a mandate to another full member, who may not receive more than one mandate. The provisions of articles R. 133-8 and R. 133-9 of the Cod…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-12

Any person whose identity is recorded in the file may ask the public prosecutor to rectify or order the deletion of information concerning him or her if the information is not accurate or if its reten…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 696-42

…ts necessary to establish that it is not a political or purely military offence. This authorisation may only be given to States which grant the same right to the French government on their territory.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-4

…ideration has not been declared manifestly inadmissible pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 624 and the applicant does not have a lawyer, the chairman of the investigating committee shall appo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The Eurojust Agency

Article 695-4

…pean Union in all investigations and prosecutions falling within its competence.The Eurojust Agency may also, with the agreement of the Member States concerned:1° Coordinate the execution of requests…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-40

Information may only be transmitted to the competent services of the Member State that requested it with the prior authorisation of a magistrate whenever such authorisation is required in France to ac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: The Examining Magistrate and the Investigating Divisions

Article D15-4-6

…request for a lawyer to be appointed ex officio made, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 113-3 or 116, before the investigating judge of a court in which there is an investigating division,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009

Article L362-1

Failure to comply with Article 5(d)(3) and (8) and Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009

Article L362-2

…r affairs is the competent authority to impose the administrative fines provided for in article L. 362-1 of this Code, under the conditions set out in articles L. 522-1 to L. 522-10 of the Consumer Co…

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