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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Letters rogatory from foreign States

Article 738

On receipt of the letter rogatory, the judge appointed for this purpose by the president of the judicial court shall carry out the prescribed operations..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Letters rogatory from foreign States

Article 735

The judicial court alone has jurisdiction to hear letters rogatory. The judicial court with territorial jurisdiction is the court within whose jurisdiction the letters rogatory are to be executed.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 719

Members of Parliament, senators, representatives to the European Parliament elected in France, bar presidents in their jurisdiction or their specially appointed delegate within the Bar Council are aut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General powers

Article L2312-78

…ee determines in particular the conditions under which the powers of the committee may be delegated to bodies set up by it and subject to its control, as well as the rules for granting and extending t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General powers

Article L2312-79

Employees are informed of the company's policy on sponsorship and support for associations and foundations.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 713

…is a final penalty or measure ordered by a court in a Member State of the European Union, referred to as the issuing State, following proceedings in respect of one or more criminal offences, resultin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 761

For the purpose of calculating the duties on gratuitous transfers, the properties, whatever their nature, are estimated according to their real market value on the date of the transfer, according to t…

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

Article 723-15-1

…he first or second paragraphs of l'article 712-6. If the judge does not have sufficient information to order this measure or conversion immediately, he may instruct the prison integration and probatio…

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

Article 723-17-1

…enforced within three years of the date on which it became final, the sentenced person is summoned to appear before the sentence enforcement judge, before the sentence is enforced, in order to determ…

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

Article 723-15-2

If the sentenced person does not wish to benefit from an adjustment or conversion of his sentence or if, in the light of the reasoned report from the prison integration and probation service, such an…

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