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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-51

…istrate, either from among the child's relatives, or from a list of persons whose constitution procedures shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. This decree also specifies the conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article L1223-7

…e diploma of doctor of medicine within the meaning of article L. 4131-1. The Etablissement Français du Sang and the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre ensure that the knowledge of the staff mention…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-119

…mmunicates the case file to him and the parties when he notifies them, pursuant to I of Article 175 du présent code.The Public Prosecutor, in his submissions, and the parties, in their observations, s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-7

…ecutor may, of his own motion or at the request of the person concerned or his lawyer, use the procedure of appearance on prior recognition of guilt in accordance with the provisions of this section w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-78

Locations, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and mixed syndicates may introduce a special fee to finance the collection and treatment of the waste mentioned in article L. 2224-14.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 730-3

…be served, the situation of the convicted person serving one or more custodial sentences of a total duration of more than five years is examined by the sentence enforcement judge or court during an ad…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-7

Under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, assets other than those defined in articles L. 513-2 to L. 513-6 may be held by sociétés de crédit foncier and financed by preferential resources.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Operating conditions

Article A743-7

The Minister of Justice draws up a list of sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce which includes the following information: a) The company…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 763-13

…onsult data contained in the automated processing of personal data provided for in article L. 544-2 du code pénitentiaire.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article R561-38-7

…der foreign law, shall set up an internal control system at group level in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article R. 561-38-4. The procedures provided for under this system, as well as th…

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