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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Preparation, preservation and use of tissues, cells and their derivatives.

Article L1243-3

Any organisation that has made a prior declaration to the Minister for Research may, for the purposes of its own research programmes, ensure the conservation and preparation for scientific purposes of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to insurance against the risks of invalidity or death

Article L133-1

Access to insurance against the risks of disability or death is guaranteed under the conditions set out in articles L. 1141-1 to L. 1141-3, L. 1141-5 and L. 1141-6 of the French Public Health Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Procedure in the event of the disappearance of procedural documents

Article 651

Where the statement of the court and jury can no longer be represented or where the case has been tried in absentia and there is no written record of it, the trial is restarted from the point at which…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Procedure in the event of the disappearance of procedural documents

Article 649

If there is a copy or authenticated copy of the judgment or ruling, it shall be considered as a minute and consequently handed over by any public officer or any depositary to the registry of the court…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Procedure in the event of the disappearance of procedural documents

Article 648

When, as a result of an extraordinary cause, minutes of judgments or rulings rendered in criminal, correctional or police matters and not yet executed, or proceedings in progress and their copies draw…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Procedure in the event of the disappearance of procedural documents

Article 650

Where, in criminal cases, there is no longer a copy or authentic copy of the judgment, but there is still the statement of the court and jury mentioned on the question sheet, as stated in Article 364,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and certain States

Article 695-10

The provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter II shall apply to requests for mutual assistance between France and the other States party to any convention containing stipulations similar to those of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Crimes and offences against the fundamental interests of the Nation

Article 702

In peacetime, crimes and offences against the fundamental interests of the Nation shall be investigated and tried by the ordinary courts and according to the rules of this Code. When the acts prosecut…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Crimes and offences against the fundamental interests of the Nation

Article 701

In wartime, crimes and offences against the fundamental interests of the Nation and related offences are investigated and tried by the armed forces courts as set out in the code of military justice. H…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-3

A payment system means an interbank settlement system as defined in Article L. 330-1 or any other system enabling payment orders to be processed or funds to be transferred alternatively or cumulativel…

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