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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 470

If the court considers that the act prosecuted does not constitute an offence under criminal law, or that the act is not established, or that it is not attributable to the accused, it shall dismiss th…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions relating to the protection of trade marks and indications of origin.

Article 40

All foreign products that do not comply with the obligations imposed on indications of origin by the law of 20 April 1932 and the decrees issued for its implementation are prohibited from entry and ex…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office as an added party.

Article 424

The Public Prosecutor's Office is joined as a party when it intervenes to make known its opinion on the application of the law in a case of which it has been notified.When the Public Prosecutor's Offi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 433

Discussions shall be public except where the law requires them to be held in chambers.What is provided for in this respect at first instance shall be observed on appeal, unless otherwise provided.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Summary orders.

Article 484

An interim order is a provisional decision given at the request of one party, the other present or called, in cases where the law confers on a judge who is not seised of the main proceedings the power…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publication of information, transparency and comparison of tenders

Article L224-42-4

…owners and operators are; 3° Set out clear and objective criteria on which the comparison is based; 4° Use clear and unambiguous language; 5° Provide accurate and up-to-date information and indicate t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495

…e offences, to impose a prison sentence or a fine in an amount greater than that set out in Article 495-1 and that recourse to this procedure is not likely to prejudice the rights of the victim. II.-T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-4

…itions provided for in I of this article are: 1° The crimes and offences referred to in Article 706-47 of this Code; 2° The crimes referred to in Articles 221-1 to 221-5,222-7,222-8,222-10 and 222-14…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-41

Bills for the supply of an electronic communications service are presented by suppliers in accordance with the procedures laid down by an order of the Minister responsible for consumer affairs, issued…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-40

Where a fixed-term contract for electronic communications services provides for its automatic extension, the consumer shall have the right to terminate the contract at any time from the date of the ex…

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