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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-4-2

When an accused person is remanded in custody, the examining magistrate may decide to prohibit him/her from corresponding in writing with one or more persons that he/she designates, in view of the req…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-3-1

…s notified of the criminal order in one of the ways provided for in the second paragraph of article 495-3. The civil party is informed that it has a period of forty-five days from this notification to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-10-4

…e Tampering, an Athlete or other Person shall not: a) intimidate or threaten any person with a view to dissuading that person from communicating in good faith to the World Anti-Doping Agency, an anti-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-49-1

…ecree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions under which this sub-section shall apply to finance companies.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Trade union audience measurement for companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2122-10-4

The electoral list is drawn up by the competent state authority. Voters are registered in two colleges, a "managerial" college and a "non-managerial" college, on the basis of information relating to m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-4

…ation agreement with an insurance group company or the termination of such an agreement are subject to prior declaration to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. The latter has a perio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeal against the decision of the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-10-4

Prior to the expiry of the appeal period or, in the event of an appeal, prior to the decision of the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique, planning permission may not be granted or con…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-4

…ée remains silent for more than four months on an application for approval mentioned in article R. 212-12, this is deemed to be a decision of acceptance.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-11

…confiscated for the benefit of the injured party. The court may also order any appropriate measure to publicise the judgment, in particular its display or publication in full or in extracts in newspa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-1

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