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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Shipments

Article R167

The public prosecutor or the public prosecutor may, however, object, by a specially reasoned decision, to the issue of a copy of a decision mentioned in 2° of Article R. 166: 1° In the case of a convi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Shipments

Article R166

In criminal matters, copies may be issued to third parties, without prior authorisation: 1° Decisions of the Court of Cassation; 2° Decisions of courts of first or second instance, when they are final…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Shipments

Article R170

Copies of non-final decisions, decisions handed down by investigating courts or courts for the enforcement of sentences and decisions handed down by juvenile courts or after hearings held in camera, a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Shipments

Article R169

When they are issued to third parties: 1° Copies of decisions handed down by assize courts do not mention the identity of the jurors; 2° Copies of decisions handed down by juvenile courts do not menti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-85

The application for authorisation to create or transfer a pharmacy for internal use of the Paris fire brigade or the Marseilles marine fire brigade, as provided for in article L. 5126-4, is sent by th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article R369

In articles R. 23, R. 23-1, R. 23-2 and R. 23-3, the words: "Caisse des dépôts et consignations" are replaced by the words: "recette des finances".

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-42

Where the invention concerns a micro-organism, any person may, either from the date of publication provided for in Article R. 612-39, or before that date if it has been notified of a copy of the paten…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article R22-10-21

The provisions of Article R. 225-72 do not apply when the company's shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R596-3

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° With the exception of Article R. 561-11, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in New Caledonia" and the words: "of France" by the wo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R72

For persons born in the overseas territories the records provided for in articles R. 65 and R. 67, paragraph 2, and the notices provided for in articles R. 67, paragraph 1, R. 69 and R. 71, are forwar…

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