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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Preliminary provisions

Article R92

…anslator-interpreters;g) Ad hoc administrators when they appear on the list provided for in Article R. 53 or the provisions of article R. 53-6 ;h) Bailiffs;4° Compensation that may be awarded to witne…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Issuance of Bulletin No. 3 of the Criminal Record

Article R83

The identity check provided for by Article R. 77 must be carried out before the bulletin no. 3 is issued to persons born in France. If the result of this examination proves negative, the automated nat…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 6: Expiry of the summons to pay in the event of seizure

Article R321-20

A summons to pay in the form of a seizure ceases to have effect ipso jure if, within five years of its publication, no mention has been made in the margin of this publication of a judgement recording…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of unemployment insurance agreements

Article R5422-16

…aining). The framework document referred to in article L. 5422-20-1 is appended to the approval order. It may be revoked when the stipulations of the agreement or its conditions of application cease t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 20: Reinforced official import controls

Article R412-36

The implementing measures provided for in Article L. 412-1: 1° The provisions of Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary reinforcement of off…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2651-1

…mber 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDIn Book IR. 2100-1 In Title IR. 2111-1 to R. 2111-2R. 2111-4 to R. 2112-12R. 2112-13 Resulting from Decree no…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Rights of persons detained in socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-70

The sentence enforcement judge may grant the detainee permission to leave under mobile electronic surveillance for one or more days in order to maintain family ties or to prepare for the end of the de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Legal costs

Article R427

The first paragraph of Article R. 234 is worded as follows: "In the case of a certified statement or statement of account, the accounting officer assigned before payment or the stakeholder, within a p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1333-29

The national territory is divided into three radon potential zones defined on the basis of radon exhalation flows from the ground:1° Zone 1: areas with low radon potential ;2° Zone 2: areas with low r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds.

Article R214-186

…Fs or investment funds governed by foreign law which meet the conditions laid down in 5° of article R. 214-32-19, including those investing more than 10% of their assets in: a) In units or shares of U…

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