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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 195

In cases brought before the criminal or police courts and until the opening of the hearings, the public prosecutor, if he considers that the facts are susceptible of a more serious classification than…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 13: Resumption of information on new charges

Article 190

It is for the public prosecutor alone to decide whether to request that the investigation be reopened on new charges.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 198

The parties and their lawyers are allowed until the day of the hearing to produce briefs which they communicate to the public prosecutor and the other parties.These briefs are filed at the registry of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 193

The Investigating Chamber shall meet at least once a week and, when convened by its President or at the request of the Public Prosecutor, whenever necessary..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Health and safety signs and equipment

Article R4224-24

Signs relating to health and safety at work comply with the characteristics determined by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour and agriculture. These provisions do not affect the use of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-24

I.-Tobacco product manufacturers and importers shall enter into a contract for the storage of data accessible through the unique identifier with an independent third party, for the purpose of hosting…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains on securities realised by private individuals

Article 248 B

The provisions of articles 92, and 150-0 A are not applicable to exchanges of securities carried out under the loi de nationalisation n° 82-155 du 11 février 1982. In the event of the sale of the secu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-24

The rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 39 and 40 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be exercised with the Agence de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Use and storage of explosive and flammable substances

Article R4227-24

…such a physical state that they are likely to catch fire instantly on contact with a flame or spark and to spread the fire rapidly, are used in such a way that : 1° No normal workstation is more than…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article R7226-24

Members of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council receive, for the performance of their duties, an allowance equal to no more than 45% of the maximum functional allowance…

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