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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article A230-6

From 1st July 1976, the insurance certificate provided for in article L. 223-13 of the new Rural and Maritime Fishing Code must conform to the model annexed to this article.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mediation.

Article R742-19

…or the application of articles R. 524-1 to R. 524-13 to the Merchant Navy, the Regional Director of Maritime Affairs exercises the powers conferred on the Regional Director of Labour and Employment.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Content and duration of judicial supervision

Article D147-40

At least two weeks before the sentenced person's release date, a copy of all or part of the individual file concerning him, including in particular the decision to place him under judicial supervision…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Residence ban

Article D571

When free, the person sentenced to a residence ban is required to notify the public prosecutor at the court that handed down the sentence, of the place where he or she has fixed his or her residence.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Travel documents issued to foreign minors

Article D414-1

…ument for foreign minors is issued by the prefect of the département in which the minor usually resides and, where the minor resides in Paris, by the police prefect, at the request of the person exerc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 474

If the court has not issued a committal order with deferred effect in application of 3° of I of article 464-2, in the event of a non-incarcerated person being sentenced to a term of imprisonment of le…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Decisions that may be challenged and conditions of appeal

Article 569

…n cassation and, if there has been an appeal, until the judgment of the Court of Cassation has been delivered, the execution of the judgment of the Court of Appeal shall be stayed, except in respect o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article 763-3

During the period of socio-judicial monitoring or during imprisonment when the person sentenced to socio-judicial monitoring must carry out this measure following a custodial sentence, the sentence en…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Holding of meetings

Article 232

Assizes are held in Paris and in each département.In Corsica, assizes are held in Ajaccio and Bastia.Assizes are held in Strasbourg and Colmar..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L917-1

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a Chamber of Agriculture, Commerce, Industry, Trades and Crafts, a public establishment, is the body representing the agricultural, commercial, industrial and craft intere…

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