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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-2-1

If it appears that the person brought before it is a minor, the court refers the case to the public prosecutor. In the case of a minor of at least thirteen years of age, the court shall first rule, af…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-3-1

When deferring the sentence for the purposes of personality investigations pursuant to Article 132-70-1 of the Criminal Code, the court may also place or maintain the convicted person under judicial s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Offences relating to declarations and documents containing information to be used for tax assessment or settlement purposes

Article 1729-0 A

I. - A surcharge of 80% shall apply to the duties due in the event of a rectification due to:a) Sums appearing or having appeared on one or more accounts that should have been declared pursuant to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

It is prohibited to employ employees holding a fixed-term employment contract and temporary employees to carry out work exposing them to the following dangerous chemical agents or ionising radiation:…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employment certificate.

Article L1234-19

On expiry of the employment contract, the employer issues the employee with a certificate, the content of which is determined by regulation.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R125-1

The simplified procedure for collecting small claims provided for in article…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Compensation for damage

Article 849-12

The judgment recognising the defendant's liability shall specify whether the individual reparation procedure or the collective procedure for the liquidation of damages is applied.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Compensation for damage

Article 849-13

The information measures ordered by the judge shall include, in addition to any particulars prescribed by the judgment: 1° A reproduction of the operative part of the decision; 2° Depending on whether…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Compensation for damage

Article 849-11

The judgment recognising the defendant's liability shall set the period within which the defendant must implement the publicity measures ordered pursuant to the article 67 de la loi du 18 novembre 201…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1442-1

For the application of the provisions of this code to Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin :1° The reference to the Prefect of the Guadeloupe region and to the representative of the State in…

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