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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article D47-11-4

…n accordance with articles D. 77 and D. 158, the family court judge or the children's judge shall inform this magistrate of decisions to withdraw parental authority in whole or in part and to withdraw…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article D47-9-1

I.-The provisions of I, II, III and IV of article D. 1er-13 are applicable to transmissions of information made pursuant to article 706-47-4. II.-The list of professions and activities exercised by th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article D47-11-2

The destruction of recordings provided for in the last paragraph of Article

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article D47-11-1

The provisions of articles 706-49,706-50,706-51-1,706-52and 706-53 are applicable, where there is uncertainty as to the victim's age, where there is reason to believe that the victim is a minor.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: DEPARTMENTS OF HAUTS-DE-SEINE, SEINE-SAINT-DENIS AND VAL-DE-MARNE

Article D3421-2

The payment of the contributions provided for in article L. 3421-2 for the financing of the expenses of the Paris fire brigade intervenes under the following conditions: a) With regard to operating ex…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: DEPARTMENTS OF HAUTS-DE-SEINE, SEINE-SAINT-DENIS AND VAL-DE-MARNE

Article R3421-1

The revenue and expenditure of shared services of local interest, entered in the budget of the city of Paris (special budget of the police prefecture), are subject, to a contribution from the départem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Regional cooperation

Article R4433-37

…Their geographical jurisdiction; 3° The training actions that may be organised to facilitate the performance of the missions defined in 1° of this article ; 4° The material and logistical resources ma…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Disputes raised before the judicial tribunal or the court of appeal.

Article 306

The entry of forgery shall be made by deed delivered to the court registry by the party or his agent with a special power of attorney. The deed, drawn up in duplicate, must, on pain of inadmissibility…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 258-1

…r in Article 262 may also exclude persons who, for a serious reason, do not appear to be able to perform jury duty. Non-compliance with the provisions of this article and the preceding article shall n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article L6332-2-1

Where a person is an employee of a training body, he may not be an employee of a skills operator or a body delegated by the latter.Where a person is an employee of a credit institution, he may not be…

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