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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-4

…se the security period to thirty years pursuant to the provisions of the last paragraph of Articles 221-3 and 221-4 of the Penal Code, the sentence enforcement court may only reduce the length of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-11

…ed duration of the application of the measure banning admission to cinemas.Notwithstanding articles 221-5 and 221-6, the intensity of public aid granted for the distribution of these works may be incr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-12

…use arrest with electronic surveillance in the cases provided for by articles 135-2, 145, 148, 201, 221-3, 272-1, 397-3, 695-34 et 696-19. This measure may be lifted, maintained, modified or revoked b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-2

…ted in article L. 4741-1, which has caused death or injury under the conditions defined in articles 221-6, 222-19 and 222-20 of the French Penal Code or, unintentionally, injury, blows or illnesses no…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-30

…premier alinéa de l'article L. 113-12-2 du code des assurances or au third paragraph of article L. 221-10 of the Mutual Code. Any decision to refuse is explicit and includes all the reasons for refus…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS.

Article D1871-2

…s of French Polynesia";"3° The interest rate of the passbook savings accounts defined in article L. 221-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code. "

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-32

…e first paragraph of Article L. 113-12-2 of the Insurance Code or the third paragraph of Article L. 221-10 of the Code de la mutualité nor change the rate, whether fixed, variable or revisable, or the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

…man beings, procuring, exploitation of begging and endangering minors, provided for by the articles 221-1 à 221-5,222-1 à 222-18,222-34 à 222-40,224-1 à 224-8,225-4-1 à 225-4-4,225-5 à 225-10,225-12-1…

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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 R154-2

…ents of the higher administration of the Wallis and Futuna Islands; 5° The references to Article R. 221-11 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles and articles R. 221-15-1 to R. 221-15-9 of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-5

The articles L. 123-1 to L. 123-5, L. 211-12, L. 211-13,L. 211-22, L. 211-24, L. 221-3, L. 261-6, L. 262-2, L. 264-3, L. 264-5, L. 265-1, L. 265-3, L. 266-2, L. 267-1, L. 267-2, L. 268-2 and the secon…

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