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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article 786

An application for rehabilitation may only be made after a period of five years for those sentenced to a criminal penalty, three years for those sentenced to a correctional penalty and one year for th…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 216

…apter apply to ships and other seagoing vessels.This chapter also applies to personal watercraft as defined in article 240-1.02 5 of division 240 annexed to the decree of 23 November 1987 on ship safe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-5

The conciliation procedure is applicable, under the same conditions, to legal persons under private law and to natural persons exercising an independent professional activity, including a liberal prof…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Designation of the Assize Court hearing the appeal

Article 380-14

…ng written observations from the public prosecutor and the parties or their lawyers, the first president of the court of appeal shall designate the assize court responsible for deciding the appeal fro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-28

…panies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or to the operations of a central depository, the right to participate in General Meetings is evidenced by the registration of the sha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
C. - Permission to go out in order to fulfil an obligation requiring the presence of the sentenced person

Article D145

…one day may be granted with a view to fulfilling an obligation requiring the presence of the person sentenced to one or more custodial sentences for a total period not exceeding five years or to one o…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-1

…NS COMPETENT TO HEAR IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE L. 420-7, PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PERSONS WHO ARE NOT TRADERS OR CRAFTSMENJURISDICTION OF THE COURTS judicial RESSORTMarseille.The jurisdiction of the Courts…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R3115-26

…office when the vessel is within the administrative boundaries of the port. When the ship is in the maritime part of the maritime and river regulation area, the ship's captain alerts the harbour maste…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
TITLE III: AIR TRANSPORT COMPANIES.

Article L330-5

The ministers concerned ensure coordination between air transport and land or sea transport.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 729-3

Conditional release may be granted to any person sentenced to a custodial sentence of less than or equal to four years, or for which the remaining sentence is less than or equal to four years, where t…

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