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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 93-1

If the needs of the investigation so require, the investigating judge may, in the context of a letter rogatory addressed to a foreign State or a European investigation order addressed to a Member Stat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 99-1

…case is referred to him or her, the investigating judge may place the animal in a place of deposit set aside for this purpose or entrust it to a foundation or animal protection association recognised…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 258-1

…st of alternate jurors are those who have served as jurors in the department for less than five years. A moral objection of a secular or religious nature does not constitute a serious reason likely to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appearance of the accused

Article 410-1

When the accused summoned under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article 410 does not appear and the sentence he or she is facing is equal to or greater than two years' imprisonme…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and general provisions

Article R114-1

…in application of article L. 114-1, creates a sports resources, expertise and performance centre, sets its name and location. II - The sports resources, expertise and performance centres carry out th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

…irectors, through its deliberations, regulates the affairs of the Centre de ressources, d'expertise et de performance sportive.Its deliberations relate in particular to:1° The establishment project ;2…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The National Supporters' Forum

Article D224-1

…European Union act or international convention relating to support. The National Supporters' Forum determines the topics for assessment and study relating to supporterism, which it includes in its wor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-1

An employer may not take a woman's state of pregnancy into consideration in refusing to take her on, in terminating her employment contract during a trial period or, subject to a temporary assignment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Real and serious cause.

Article L1232-1

Any dismissal for personal reasons shall be justified in accordance with the conditions defined in this chapter. It shall be justified by a real and serious reason.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles, scope and standing

Article L1143-1

Subject to this chapter, Chapter I of Title V of Law No 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century and Chapter X of Title VII of Book VII of the Code of Adminis…

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