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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-37

…of the offences referred to in article 706-53-13, the regional court referred to in Article 706-53-15 may, in accordance with the procedures set out in this article, decide to extend all or part of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-1

The central judicial police offices covered by articles R. 15-18and R. 15-22 are as follows:1° Office central pour la répression du faux-monnayage;2° Office anti-stupéfiants;3° Office central pour la…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L656-2

…ce permit; " 8° The foreign national cannot prove that he or she entered New Caledonia legally or remained there beyond the period of validity of his or her visa or the authorised period of stay witho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-5

…sion shall relieve the claimant of the foreclosure when the information provided for in Article 706-15 has not been given, when the claimant has not been able to assert his rights within the required…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Counting of votes

Article D4233-17

…ults and backup files, as well as the electoral documents mentioned in articles D. 4233-13, D. 4233-15 and D. 4233-15-1 are kept under seal, under the supervision of a national commission for the cont…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation.

Article L722-2

…the panel of judges shall include, subject to the application of the provisions of article L. 722-15, a majority of judges who have held judicial office for more than two years.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I septies: Commission de contrôle des organismes de gestion des droits d'auteur et des droits voisins (Commission for the Supervision of Organisations Managing Copyright and Related Rights)

Article R321-46

Appeals against decisions made by the Enforcement Board pursuant to article L. 327-15 shall be brought, investigated and judged in accordance with the provisions of this title. The sanctioned organisa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Tax officials entrusted with certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-29-8

The jury for the technical examination is formed by the commission mentioned in article R. 15-33-29-5. The members of the committee or their substitutes called upon to make up the jury must sit for th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-22

The jury for the technical examination is formed by the committee referred to in article R. 15-33-29-19. The members of the committee or their alternates called upon to make up the jury must sit for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-13

…ffected by the offence. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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