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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-25

Reasons must be given for any refusal to execute a European arrest warrant.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-23

…of a similar duration and fall within one of the categories of offences provided for in Article 694-32.Where the provisions of the preceding paragraph are applicable, the legal classification of the a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-22

…the process of being executed or can no longer be enforced under the laws of the convicting State ;3° If the requested person was under thirteen years of age at the time of the acts that are the subj…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-40

At the time of the surrender, the public prosecutor shall mention the length of detention undergone on national territory as a result of the execution of a European arrest warrant.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-6

…ors in accordance with the procedures defined by the Conseil d'Etat decree issued in application of 3° of article L. 2143-9;2° Granting requests for access to the identity of third-party donors in acc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 612-4

…anies whose total worldwide turnover excluding tax from such exploitation is less than €200,000,000;3° Make available to the public services whose offering includes at least twenty feature-length cine…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Specific provisions relating to assets held in sub-ledger accounts

Article R332-65

For the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2, the provisions of this chapter, and in particular Article R. 332-1-1 and Articles R. 332-3 and R. 332-3-1 , apply separately to each portfolio o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-6

For the persons mentioned in article L. 3312-3, when it is proportional to salaries, the allocation takes into account the annual remuneration or the professional income taxed for income tax purposes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-6

…to sell to the public, at retail and in compliance with the conditions laid down in Articles L. 5123-2 and L. 5123-4. This list is published on the Agency's website. Medicinal products included on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6224-6

The provisions of Articles L. 6222-1 to L. 6222-5 do not apply to medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence. Medical biology laboratories in army hospitals providing…

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