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Showing 13311340 of 34507 articles for Art. 7 May 1998

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6462-7

…e Territorial Council brings actions and defends before the courts in the name of the community. He may, without prior authorisation of the Executive Council, perform any conservatory acts or acts int…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article R5213-70

…adapted enterprise is attached to an establishment or service providing assistance through work, it may be placed under the authority of the same manager.

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

Article 722-16

…direct allocation is set at:1° 40% of dubbing costs for each foreign version, up to a maximum of :- 70 per minute for two foreign versions per work chosen by the company;- €50 per minute for other for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-7

Rights holders who use the technical protection measures defined in Article L. 331-5 may set them the objective of limiting the number of copies. However, they shall take appropriate measures to ensur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-57

…r attempted to commit an offence and who are likely to provide evidence relevant to the proceedings may, with the authorisation of the public prosecutor or investigating judge, declare the address of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Work release, semi-liberty, temporary absences and escorted absences

Article 723-3

…y leave has been granted to a convicted adult by the sentence enforcement judge pursuant to article 712-5, subsequent temporary absences may, unless otherwise decided by this magistrate, be granted by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 732-1

…ere the person has been sentenced to life imprisonment for one of the crimes referred to in Article 706-53-13 and has been conditionally released with a care order, the regional secure detention court…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIc: Enforcement of sentences and probation decisions in application of the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 27 November 2008

Article 764-12

The public prosecutor may decide to withdraw the certificate, provided that monitoring has not begun in the executing State, in the following cases: 1° Where it considers that the maximum period of de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article 803-7

…is unlawful due to non-compliance with the time limits or formalities provided for in this Code, it may, in the same decision, place the person under judicial supervision if this measure is essential…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary associations.

Article L5132-7

…rket by making them available to natural persons or legal entities in return for payment. Employees may be offered a working week that is shorter than the minimum working week referred to in Article L…

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