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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-74-1

…on for compassionate access, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has the prerogatives set out in Article R. 5121-34. II.- As soon as a first…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Division into paternal and maternal branches.

Article 746

Kinship is divided into two branches, depending on whether it proceeds from the father or the mother.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Division into paternal and maternal branches.

Article 749

…evolves to collaterals other than brothers and sisters or their descendants, it is divided equally between those of the paternal branch and those of the maternal branch.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Division into paternal and maternal branches.

Article 748

In each branch succeeds, to the exclusion of all others, the ascendant who is in the nearest degree. Ascendants in the same degree succeed by head. In the absence of an ascendant in one branch, ascend…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Division into paternal and maternal branches.

Article 747

When the estate devolves to ascendants, it is divided equally between those of the paternal branch and those of the maternal branch.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Division into paternal and maternal branches.

Article 750

In each branch succeeds, to the exclusion of all others, the collateral who is in the nearest degree. Collaterals in the same degree succeed by head. In the absence of a collateral in one branch, coll…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-7

When the letting of premises for commercial use as furnished tourist accommodation involves a change of use or sub-destination subject to planning permission pursuant to c of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-17

…hority or supervision of the Minister of the Interior or the Minister of Defence and whose list is set by decree.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-12

Special investigative techniques are authorised: 1° During the investigation, by the liberty and custody judge at the request of the public prosecutor; 2° During the investigation, by the examining ma…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-14

…dy judge shall be communicated to him/her. If the liberty and custody judge decides to suspend the detention, the public prosecutor shall inform him/her immediately. If the liberty and custody judge c…

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