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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Skills assessment

Article R6313-7

The body providing the skills assessment will destroy the documents drawn up for the skills assessment as soon as the action has been completed. However, the provisions of the first paragraph do not a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article 743

When the sentence enforcement judge extends the probation period, this period may not in total exceed three years.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-32

…ced person is neither in France nor in the sentencing State; 3° The conditions laid down in Article 728-11 are not fulfilled; 4° The conviction relates to offences for which the convicted person has a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article 793

The matter shall be referred to the court by the public prosecutor.The applicant may submit any relevant documents directly to the court.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Verification and recovery of costs.

Article 717

The First President or his delegate may refer the application as it stands to a hearing of the court, the date of which he shall fix.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-22

The sums entered in the automatic promotion abroad account may be invested to cover the following expenses, relating to cinematographic works mentioned in 1° to 5° of article 721-6, provided that they…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custody account and registration in a shared electronic recording system

Article L211-7

Financial securities admitted to the operations of a central depository may be registered in a securities account held by an intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3, unless the issuer decides oth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7

Within a market undertaking, the following persons shall be of sufficiently good repute and possess the knowledge, skills and experience necessary for the performance of their duties: 1° Members of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the owner of the land to which the easement is owed

Article 701

The owner of the land liable to the easement may do nothing which tends to diminish its use, or to render it more inconvenient. Thus, he may not change the state of the premises, or transfer the exerc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Pure and simple acceptance of the succession.

Article 786

An heir who accepts purely and simply may no longer renounce the succession or accept it up to the amount of the net assets. However, he may apply to be discharged in whole or in part from his obligat…

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