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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-36

In the absence of an international convention providing otherwise, the articles 713-37 to 713-40 shall apply to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities for the co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-40

…y, less the costs of enforcement, shall devolve to the French State where this amount is less than €10,000 and shall devolve half to the French State and half to the requesting State in other cases. I…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-41

For the purposes of this section, the competent criminal court is that of the place where one of the assets that is the subject of the claim is located or, failing that, the Paris criminal court.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Judgement on the application to remain in the waiting zone

Article R342-7

At the hearing, the administrative authority that applied for the foreign national to be kept in the waiting area or its representative, at its request or that of the judge, is heard.The foreign natio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Verification of the conditions governing admission to the profession

Article R513-7

…its members comply with the obligation to take out a financial guarantee as set out in article L. 512-7. It ensures that the amount of the guarantee referred to in article R. 512-7 is calculated in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for initial applications for clinical trials on medicinal products

Article R1124-7

The Committees for the Protection of Individuals forward their unfavourable opinions to the National Commission for Research Involving the Human Person for information.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide banking services

Article L772-7

Articles L. 511-21 to L. 511-28 do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-7

Applications for inclusion on the register are made on plain paper or by filling in the form made available to the public by the Agence de la biomédecine.The application for registration must be sent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of assignment to one or more regulated jobs

Article R4733-7

…ng a certain date of receipt within the time limit mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 4733-6.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internship in speech and language therapy with a practitioner.

Article D4341-7

The training supervisor must have been in professional practice for at least three years and must be approved by a committee chaired by the director of the student's training and research unit, in acc…

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