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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-16

I.-Where a person has been sentenced to an unsuspended custodial sentence of five years or more for one or more of the offences referred to in Articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code, excluding t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and composition

Article L327-1

…organisations and independent management organisations mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 321-4 and in the second paragraph of article L. 321-6 as well as their subsidiaries and the organ…

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

Article 706-53-14

…ation of the persons mentioned in Article 706-53-13 is examined, at least one year before the date set for their release, by the multidisciplinary committee on security measures provided for in Articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88-1

…ke this imperative, the juge des libertés may, exceptionally and in accordance with the procedures set out in the second paragraph of Article 706-88, decide that the current police custody of a person…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-10

…rson whose identity is entered in the file may ask the public prosecutor to rectify or order the deletion of information concerning him or her if the information is not accurate or if its retention no…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and other work equipment

Article R4313-76

…e R. 4313-78 and is manufactured in accordance with the harmonised standards referred to in Article L. 4311-7, and provided that these standards cover all the relevant technical rules, the manufacture…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article R6224-7

…er the authority of the Minister of Defence and appearing on the list provided for in II of Article L. 6147-7, the certificate referred to in Article R. 6222-10 is sent by this Minister to the relevan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article R1223-7

I. - The application for authorisation referred to in article L. 1223-4 is made for all communications made to healthcare professionals authorised to prescribe, supply or use this product and in parti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Verification of the conditions governing admission to the profession

Article R513-7

…ociation verifies that its members comply with the obligation to take out a financial guarantee as set out in article L. 512-7. It ensures that the amount of the guarantee referred to in article R. 51…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation of the holder to subcontract

Article R2393-7

…ser decides to require the contractor to subcontract part of his contract pursuant to 2° of article L. 2393-3, he shall indicate this in the contract notice in the form of percentages set under the co…

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