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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-8

…l order the losing party to pay the other party the sum it determines, in respect of costs incurred and not included in the costs. The parties may produce evidence of the sums they claim and the judge…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-80

The representatives of the Corsican regional authority are elected to the Assembly of Corsica under the same conditions as the representatives of the département in accordance with the provisions of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-81

…t of the Executive Council after the renewal of the representatives of the Corsican local authority and that of the representatives of the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-88-1

…any of the elements mentioned in the application renders the authorisation previously granted null and void. The holder informs the Director General of the Agency and returns the document certifying…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XIII: Criminal records

Article 874

…ch court of first instance, which receives, in respect of persons born in the district of the court and after verification of their identity in the civil status registers, records of the convictions,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Public sales of furniture

Article 876

Sworn merchandise brokers who conduct public sales of wholesale merchandise or pledged items, under the conditions provided for by articles L. 322-8 to L. 322-16 of the Commercial Code and by the seco…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 86

…ciently substantiated or justified, the public prosecutor may, before making his or her submissions and if this has not been done ex officio by the investigating judge, ask this magistrate to hear the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 87

Constitution de partie civile may take place at any time during the investigation. It may be contested by the public prosecutor or by a party. In the event of a challenge, or if he declares the civil…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 85

…m of the press or by the articles L. 86, L. 87, L. 91 to L. 100, L. 102 to L. 104, L. 106 to L. 108 and L. 113 of the Electoral Code.By way of derogation from Article 5 of this Code, a victim who has…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 89

…his agreement is not necessary when the person is a public official or has a public service mission and the offence was committed by virtue of his functions or mission, if the address declared is his…

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