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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706-1-2

…ion, prosecution, trial and judgment of the offences provided for in the last paragraph of articles L. 241-3 and L. 242-6 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 75

…are minors, their ascendants present at the celebration and authorising the marriage, to declare whether a marriage contract has been made and, if so, the date of that contract and the name and place…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707

…r to enable him or her to act as a responsible person, respectful of the rules and interests of society and to avoid the commission of further offences. These arrangements are adapted as the sentence…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a State that is not a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of the member or party States.

Article R4221-13-7

…ng on behalf of the Minister for Health, issues the practice authorisations provided for in article L. 4221-9, after obtaining the opinion of the practice authorisation commission referred to in artic…

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

Article 789

…may make enforcement of his decision subject to the provision of a guarantee under the conditions set out in Articles 514-5,517 and 518 to 522; 4° To order any other provisional measures, including p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Sound and image recording of certain places or vehicles

Article 706-96-1

During the investigation, in order to set up the technical device mentioned in article 706-96, the liberty and custody judge may authorise entry into a vehicle or private place, including outside the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article R430-7

The decisions referred to in Article L. 430-5 shall be notified to the author or authors of the notification of the concentration referred to in Article L. 430-3, as well as to the Minister responsibl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-19

If secure detention is not extended or is terminated pursuant to articles 706-53-17 or 706-53-18 and if the person presents risks of committing the offences mentioned in article 706-53-13, the regiona…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Removal of goods made available on the market by means of a remote communication technique

Article R512-16-7

…e person from whom the goods were ordered, without prejudice to the penalty provided for in Article L. 531-6.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations for the purposes of amending and supplementary registrations.

Article R123-71-1

Where the Registrar updates the particulars relating to the registration or deletion of an establishment of a company whose registered office is situated in another Member State of the European Union,…

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