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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales

Article A123-78

…n in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales of a notice drawn up by the Registrar.The notice shall contain the name of the grouping, its registration references, the surname, first…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17

For the prosecution, investigation and trial of offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16, the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, the investigating judge, the criminal court and the Paris ass…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-21

…ntinue the treatment prescribed by the treating doctor and offered to him/her as part of a care order.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-22

The sums entered in the automatic promotion abroad account may be invested to cover the following expenses, relating to cinematographic works mentioned in 1° to 5° of article 721-6, provided that they…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales

Article A123-74

The notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales provided for in article R. 123-155 contains for savings and provident institutions: 1° The registration references; 2° The name…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 74-2

…ision results in the enforcement of a quantum or remainder of a prison sentence of more than one year.If the needs of the investigation to find the fugitive so require, the liberty and custody judge o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Distribution of tasks and responsibilities between the State and the Regions

Article L114-7

I - The region is the owner of the premises for which it is responsible for the construction and reconstruction. II - The real estate assets of the sports resources, expertise and performance centres…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Remote access to correspondence stored by means of electronic communications accessible by means of a computer identifier

Article 706-95

If the requirements of the investigation in flagrante delicto or the preliminary investigation relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 so require, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-19

…rder, after consulting the public prosecutor, the provisional incarceration of the convicted offender. The same applies when the sentencing court has set, pursuant to second paragraph of article 131-9…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Transfer.

Article 728-62

A person transferred to French territory for the enforcement of a custodial sentence or detention order imposed by a court of a Member State may not be sought, prosecuted, sentenced or detained for an…

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