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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-97

…equests for the recognition and enforcement on the territory of the Republic of European protection decisions issued by the competent authorities of other Member States. The competent public prosecuto…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the issuing of a European protection order by the French authorities

Article 696-91

A European protection order may be issued by the public prosecutor at the request of the victim or the victim's legal representative. The victim shall be informed of this right when one of the prohibi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV bis: Assistance with the recovery of damages for victims of offences

Article 706-15-1

Any natural person who, having brought a civil action, has benefited from a final decision awarding damages and interest as compensation for the harm they have suffered as a result of a criminal offen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 711

…he court shall be as of right only if he expressly so requests in his petition.The execution of the decision in dispute shall be suspended if the court or tribunal so orders.The judgment on the incide…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 422-16

…al du cinéma et de l'image animée. On reasoned request, this period may be extended by one year, by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.The decision to awar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedure

Article R514-5-1

…or shall be sent there by post or by any means of teletransmission under the conditions defined by decision of its Director General. The date of filing shall be the date of receipt at the registered…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition

Article R613-44-7

…f the patent submitted by the patent proprietor. The Director General of the Institute may base his decision on facts put forward or documents produced after the expiry of the time limits referred to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Procedure

Article R618-6

…or shall be sent there by post or by any means of teletransmission under the conditions defined by decision of its Director General. The date of filing shall be the date of receipt at the registered…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article R432-7

…uired to examine the case, including in particular the reasons which lead the Prefect to consider a decision to refuse to issue or renew a residence permit or a decision to withdraw a residence permit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article 739

…for by article 132-45 of the same code that are specially imposed on him, either by the sentencing decision or by a decision that may, at any time, including during a period of incarceration of the s…

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