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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Establishment and composition

Article 712-2

One or more sitting magistrates are entrusted with the duties of the sentence enforcement judge in the judicial courts, the list of which is set by decree. There shall be at least one sentence enforce…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Establishment and composition

Article 712-1

The Sentence Enforcement Judge and the Sentence Enforcement Court constitute the first-level sentence enforcement courts, which are responsible, under the conditions laid down by law, for setting the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Establishment and composition

Article 712-3

One or more enforcement courts are established within the jurisdiction of each court of appeal, the territorial jurisdiction of which, corresponding to that of one or more judicial courts within the j…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Articles of association

Article L515-7

The Articles of Association provide that the Board of Directors shall determine for each member the maximum amount of guarantees that may be granted and shall limit the period for which such guarantee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article L3411-7

The State is responsible for defining harm reduction policy for drug users.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Civil parties

Article L3515-7

Associations whose statutory purpose includes the fight against smoking, which have been duly registered for at least five years at the time of the events, may exercise the rights granted to civil par…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article R721-7

Prior to any decision to withdraw approval of the product specification, the Institute will serve formal notice on the defence and management organisation requesting it to comply with its obligations…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-7

The threshold mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 312-17 is set at 3,000 euros.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Civil status records

Article 1055-7

The application is made by petition delivered or addressed to the registry. Where applicable, the application shall specify whether the application also seeks a change of forenames.The assistance of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions for airports

Article L5125-7

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 5125-4, for the opening of a pharmacy by way of transfer or grouping within an airport, the number of inhabitants counted is replaced by the annu…

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