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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707-2

In criminal or police matters, any convicted person may pay the amount of the fixed procedural fee due pursuant to article 1018 A of the General Tax Code and, where applicable, the amount of the fine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-7

…vious paragraph, in accordance with the provisions of articles 640 to 647 of the Code of Civil Procedure of New Caledonia and in accordance with the provisions of articles 24 and 25 of deliberation no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-7

…the health agency" and the words: ", in particular by referring the pupil to a family planning or education centre" do not apply ; b) In II, the words: "and only in pharmacies or in the family planni…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to each fraction (R)

Article R1614-79

…pal cooperation exceeds 25,000 inhabitants, the minimum surface area results from the sum of the product of the fraction of the population less than or equal to 25,000 inhabitants by the coefficient 0…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-135

…that the mental disorder of the person concerned requires care and compromises the safety of individuals or seriously undermines public order. The State representative in the département or, in Paris…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-7

The syndicate commission is called upon to give its opinion on the arrangements for the enjoyment of the section's property, the fruits of which are collected in kind, as determined by the town counci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2224-7-1

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks

Article R4021-7

…the implementation of continuing professional development methods, ensuring their scientific and educational quality;c) Evaluate the impact of continuing professional development on improving practi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707-1

…lication of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree. This decree also specifies the procedures for applying articles 707-2 and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Scope of free transfer duties

Article 754 B

…of directors or the management board of the issuing company are, for the purposes of applying death duties, presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to be the owners of the shares which are…

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