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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-57

The application for production approval may only be submitted by the delegated production company.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Counting of votes

Article D4233-17

…ults and backup files, as well as the electoral documents mentioned in articles D. 4233-13, D. 4233-15 and D. 4233-15-1 are kept under seal, under the supervision of a national commission for the cont…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-77

…ing from the notification given to the competent authority of the issuing State pursuant to Article 696-72, the liberty and custody judge shall decide whether to recognise the decision to place the pe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-82

…he issuing State and at the latest until the expiry of the time limit laid down pursuant to Article 696-72.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-72

When it intends to oppose one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 3° of Article 696-73 or 2° of Article 696-74, the liberty and custody judge shall inform the competent authority of the i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-74

Recognition and follow-up of the decision to place the person under judicial supervision may be refused in the following cases: 1° Where the surrender of the person concerned could not be ordered in t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-78

The decision of the liberty and custody judge taken pursuant to the first paragraph of article 696-70 shall be notified without delay to the person placed under judicial supervision. The latter is inf…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-83

…authority of the issuing State of final decisions taken pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 696-70. Where the decision consists of a refusal to recognise and enforce the measures ordered, or i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of judicial supervision decisions

Article 696-84

…cannot be surrendered pursuant to a European arrest warrant, the monitoring of the measures ordered may not begin until ten days have elapsed from the notification of this decision or the transmission…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-76

Where the liberty and custody judge considers that the person concerned could not be surrendered on the basis of a European arrest warrant but that it is nevertheless possible to recognise the said de…

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