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Showing 12511260 of 34507 articles for Art. 7 May 1998

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-47

…tions mentioned in Article 131-4-1 of the Penal Code imposed on him, the sentence enforcement judge may, ex officio or at the request of the public prosecutor, in accordance with the procedures set ou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Participation of users in the operation of the healthcare system

Article L1114-7

…bers are elected in accordance with the conditions defined in its articles of association.No person may be a member of the Board of Directors if he or she is disqualified from exercising his or her ci…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-7

For the application of Article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-38

…ng State forwards the sentence or a certified copy of it and the certificate referred to in article 728-12 and its translation into French. The public prosecutor may, if he deems the content of the ce…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 723-8

Aid may not exceed 50% of distribution costs. However, this rate is increased to 80% for difficult or low-budget works.A difficult work is one that meets one of the following conditions:1° It is a dir…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Adjudication of applications from foreign nationals and administrative authorities

Article R743-7

…lly inform the parties present of the time limit for appeal and the procedures by which this remedy may be exercised and shall simultaneously inform them that only the appeal lodged by the public pros…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 770-1

…nvicted by a foreign court and this conviction appears on bulletin no. 1 of his criminal record, he may apply to the criminal court of his place of residence, or of Paris if he resides abroad, to have…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Transfer of the registered office.

Article R229-7

…ethod of payment, as well as the period during which the offer is maintained and the place where it may be accepted. The period mentioned in the previous paragraph may not be less than twenty days. Wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice.

Article R4127-74

…ice of mobile medicine is prohibited. However, when the needs of public health so require, a doctor may be authorised to provide consultations and care in a mobile unit according to a pre-established…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 76-2

The public prosecutor or, with his authorisation, the officer or agent of the judicial police may carry out the operations provided for by Article 55-1.The provisions of the last four paragraphs of Ar…

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