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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 524

Any police offence, even if committed as a repeat offender, may be subject to the simplified procedure provided for in this chapter. This procedure is not applicable: 1° (Repealed) 2° If the accused,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 618-1

Where an application for judicial review lodged by the person prosecuted or by the civil party has been dismissed, the court may order the applicant to pay to the other party the sum it determines, in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Forms of appeal

Article 590

The pleadings shall contain the grounds of cassation and refer to the legal texts whose infringement is alleged. They are drawn up on a stamp, unless the applicant is a person sentenced to a criminal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-59

Under no circumstances may the identity or address of a witness who has benefited from the provisions of articles 706-57 or 706-58 may not be revealed, except in the case provided for in the last para…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Budgetary and accounting system

Article R232-32

When the Agency's debts, other than the State subsidy referred to in 1° of article R. 232-27, cannot be recovered out of court, proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with commercial practice or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibitions

Article L531-11

A firm other than an investment firm or an asset management company may not use any name, corporate name, advertising or, in general, any expression suggesting that it is authorised as an investment f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special Negotiating Body.

Article L2342-7

In order to negotiate, the special negotiating body may be assisted by experts of its choice, including representatives of the European employees' organisations referred to in Article L. 2342-5. The e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture and sale of beverages.

Article L3322-7

Cooperatives operating in the workplace may not sell on credit, or at a price lower than that of the local trade, the drinks included in the third, fourth and fifth groups defined by article L. 3321-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-3

For the application of article L. 4112-2 to Wallis and Futuna and until the creation of the competent order in application of the provisions of article L. 4421-9, the second paragraph of article L. 41…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-49

The draft Articles of Association may provide for the creation of an additional corporate fund intended to provide the company with the solvency it needs to comply with current regulations. This fund…

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