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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The Public Prosecutor's Office at the Police Court

Article 45

The Public Prosecutor at the Judicial Court acts as Public Prosecutor before the Police Court for 5th class offences not covered by the fixed fine procedure. He may also occupy it in any matter before…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 144-1

Pre-trial detention may not exceed a reasonable length of time, having regard to the seriousness of the offences with which the person under investigation is charged and the complexity of the investig…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-18

In application of Article 31 of the aforementioned Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, a decree in the Council of State, issued after consultation with the National Commission for Information Technology…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-5

The bodies referred to in 2° and 3° of article L. 131-3 elect representatives from among their members to the governing bodies of the sports federation under the conditions laid down in its articles o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-4

The upper age limits set for access to public grades and posts in the State and local authorities do not apply to top-level sportsmen and women or to top-level sports referees and judges on the list r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to economic and financial control

Article R112-26

The National Sports Agency is subject to economic and financial control by the State under the conditions laid down by decree no. 55-733 of 26 May 1955. An order of the ministers responsible for the e…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Relations between sports associations and companies and their supporters

Article D224-5

…tions organised by a professional league designate, in application of article L. 224-3, one or more reference persons, who may be volunteers or employees, responsible for relations with their supporte…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-2

Where there are reasonable grounds for suspecting the commission or attempted commission of an offence referred to in Section 1 of Chapter VI of Title XII and Chapter IV of Title XIV of this Code and…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Sale of goods in storage.

Article 186

1. Goods that have not been removed within a period of four months from the date of their entry in the deposit register shall be sold by public auction.2. Goods that are perishable or in a poor state…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation of a payment transaction

Article L133-7

Consent is given in the form agreed between the payer and his payment service provider.Consent may be given through the payee or through a payment service provider providing a payment initiation servi…

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