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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-20

…1343-5 of the Civil Code. The order may decide that, during the period of grace, the sums owed will not bear interest.In addition, the judge may determine in his order the terms of payment of the sums…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-28

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may decide not to rule under the accelerated procedure, unless the applicant's presence in France constitutes a threat to public…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-24-2

When the public prosecution for an offence that has caused harm to a victim is extinguished by the payment of a fixed fine for a misdemeanour, the victim may nevertheless ask the public prosecutor to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-134

Where the European Public Prosecutor's Office decides not to exercise its jurisdiction, the public prosecutor hearing the investigation or the investigating judge hearing the information shall remain…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-137

The person who is the subject of a measure ordered pursuant to articles 706-136 or 706-136-1 may ask the liberty and custody judge in the place where the hospital is located or where they live to orde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-17

When a conviction mentioned in Article 723-15 has not been enforced within one year of the date on which the sentence became final, the sentenced person may apply to the sentence enforcement judge for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L3355-8

…ting the business on behalf of the owner, the court authorises the owner to take over the business, notwithstanding any agreements to the contrary and regardless of the duration of the ban. When it or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-8

…mpetent chamber.Where the application has been rejected by a decision that has become final, it may not be made again until three years have elapsed since the first application was registered with the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R310-6-1

…hin a period of two months prior to the submission of the proposed amendment to the general meeting.Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, where a draft amendment to the articles of association prov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The European Economic Interest Grouping.

Article L252-9

The nullity of the European Economic Interest Grouping and of its acts or deliberations may result only from the infringement of the mandatory provisions of Regulation No 2137-85 of 25 July 1985 of th…

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