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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-172

In the cases provided for by articles 706-169 à 706-171, the committal order or arrest warrant remains enforceable; the acts of prosecution or investigation and the formalities carried out before the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-173

Any order made on the basis of articles 706-169 or 706-170 by which an examining magistrate rules that he is no longer competent or the Paris examining magistrate rules that he is competent may, to th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-170

Where it appears to the Paris examining magistrate that the acts referred to him do not constitute one of the offences falling within the scope of Article 706-167 and do not fall within its jurisdicti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-168

…ng the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery defined by articles L. 1333-13-5, L. 2339-15, L. 2341-2 and L. 2341-4 and the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2342-60 of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-171

Where the Paris Criminal Court or Juvenile Court declares that it does not have jurisdiction on the grounds set out in Article 706-170, it shall refer the Public Prosecutor's Office to take action as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-74

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-73, the following provisions apply: 1° The maximum duration of leave is six months. It is six weeks in the event of an emergency; 2° The len…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-7

…The order determines, in compliance with the rights of third parties and the provisions of Articles L. 5211-25-1 and L. 5211-26, the conditions for the liquidation of the syndicate.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-7

I. - The Minister responsible for the economy shall determine, in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the conditions of application of the foll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Remuneration.

Article L7123-7

The salary received by a model for a given service may not be less than a minimum percentage of the sums paid on this occasion by the user to the modelling agency. This percentage is established, for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-7 (ANNEX TO ARTICLE A. 750-3)

Article Annexe 7-7

…lephone (**), e-mail address (**). (*) Information intended exclusively for the DGCCRF and the DCASPL. (**) Information intended exclusively for the DGCCRF, DCASPL, HFDS, DGTPE, INSEE, DDE and ODEC/OR…

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