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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-1

…hey constitute a home, where construction, production, processing, repair, service provision or marketing activities are in progress, with a view to:-to ensure that these activities have given rise to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorisation and practice

Article D513-11-7

Establishments or organisations authorised under article L. 513-11-1 shall appoint a referral doctor responsible for selecting stool donors.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 774

The full list of criminal record entries applicable to the same person is recorded on a bulletin known as bulletin no. 1.Bulletin no. 1 is only issued to the judicial authorities.Where there is no cri…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-7-1

For the representation of the technical provisions corresponding to the branch mentioned in 18° of Article R. 321-1, advances made to carriers are accepted up to a limit of 10% of the amount defined i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77

The provisions of articles 61-1 and 61-2 relating to the hearing of a suspected person or a victim as well as those of articles 62-2 to 64-1 relating to police custody are applicable during the prelim…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article 792

…be issued with:1° A copy of the sentencing judgments;2° An extract from the register of places of detention where the sentence was served stating the convicted person's conduct;3° Bulletin No. 1 of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Renewal.

Article D3313-7-1

If the agreement is concluded in accordance with the procedure provided for in 4° of I of article L. 3312-5, the request for renegotiation is formalised by the production of one of the documents menti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Pre-trial proceedings before the Pre-Trial Judge

Article 785

…ubmit to him.The Pre-Trial Judge may also decide that the parties shall be summoned to an amicable settlement hearing in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 774-1 to 774-4.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of seats to professional employers' organizations

Article R23-112-7

The seats are allocated to the professional employers' organisations mentioned in 2° of article L. 23-112-1 in proportion to the results obtained in application of article R. 23-112-6 according to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Filing and registration of the declaration

Article R6351-7-1

At the request of the competent inspectorates, the private-law legal entities mentioned in 4° of article R. 6351-5 shall send them their articles of association.

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