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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-39

The decision which, pursuant to Article 225-22 of the Penal Code, pronounces the confiscation of the goodwill orders the expulsion of any person who, directly or through an intermediary, holds, manage…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-40-1

People who are victims of one of the offences provided for in articles 225-4-1 to 225-4-6 and 225-5 to 225-10 of the Criminal Code, who have contributed by their testimony to the ascertainment of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions specific to certain offences

Article 706-106

Without prejudice to articles 706-81 to 706-87 and for the sole purpose of recording the offences referred to in 12° of Article 706-73, identify the perpetrators and accomplices and carry out the seiz…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Payment of damages and interest on confiscated property

Article 706-164

Any person who, having brought a civil action, has benefited from a final decision awarding him damages and interest as compensation for the harm he has suffered as a result of a criminal offence as w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Payment of damages and interest on confiscated property

Article 706-165

The detailed rules for the application of this Title shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions.

Article L3161-1

For the application of the provisions of this Title, the following are considered to be young workers: 1° Employees under the age of eighteen ; 2° Trainees under the age of eighteen who complete intro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L681-1

Any application to open proceedings under Titles II to IV of this Book or over-indebtedness proceedings under Book VII of the Consumer Code in respect of a sole trader covered by the status defined in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L681-2

…in part to the official receiver. The court and the over-indebtedness commission keep each other informed of the progress of each of the proceedings opened. V. - The court hears disputes relating to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L681-3

…g of proceedings under Titles II to IV of this Book. The court initiating these proceedings shall inform the Commission de surendettement, which shall be relieved of jurisdiction, unless the condition…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L681-4

A decree in the Council of State shall specify the conditions of application of this title.

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