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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77-3

The request referred to in II of Article 77-2 shall be made to the public prosecutor under whose direction the investigation is being conducted. Failing this, if this information is not known to the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Default in criminal matters

Article 379-7

This chapter shall not apply where the absence of the accused, without a valid excuse, is established at the opening of the hearing or, at any time during the proceedings, before the Assize Court desi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-7

For all offences, with the exception of those mentioned in article 495-16 and the offences of wilful and involuntary bodily harm and sexual assault provided for in articles 222-9 to 222-31-2 of the Pe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to health, safety and working conditions

Article R114-72

…in the meaning of the aforementioned decree of 28 May 1982, of a prevention assistant and, where applicable, a prevention adviser from among the centre's staff who come under the region's departments,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Interfederal sports agents' commission

Article R222-7

The French National Olympic and Sports Committee shall set up an Interfederal Sports Agents' Commission, the chairman and members of which shall be appointed by the competent governing body. The Inter…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-7

The traveller may assign his contract to a transferee who fulfils the same conditions as he does for taking the trip or holiday, as long as this contract has not produced any effect. Unless otherwise…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D331-7

Information, warning and evacuation requirements to ensure the safety of occupants of land located in the zones referred to in article R. * 443-9 of the town planning code are set out in articles R. 1…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Mobile leisure homes.

Article D333-7

The rules governing the installation of mobile leisure homes are set out in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single section: Film ombudsman

Article R213-7

If conciliation fails, the mediator shall invite the party that referred the matter to him to state in writing, within a time limit set by the mediator, the subject of his request and the grounds on w…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to film club screenings

Article D214-7

Film screenings organised by film clubs are reserved exclusively for members and their non-paying guests.

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