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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-7

…by virtue of the provisions relating to legal aid shall provide him with proof of this.The parties may be assisted before the mediator by any person entitled to do so before the court that ordered th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-7

…l Code when they are punishable by a prison sentence of more than five years, the public prosecutor may, of his own motion or at the request of the person concerned or his lawyer, use the procedure of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-7

…to a fine, the amount of which is set taking into account the seriousness of the breaches and which may not exceed 5% of the sums paid in breach of the aforementioned provisions. The debtor and the cr…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Conditions and implementation

Article R511-7

…r payment submitted within the time limit set out in the previous paragraph is rejected, the matter may still be validly referred to the court hearing the case on the merits within one month of the re…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion into an attachment for sale

Article R522-7

…s to pay this sum within eight days, failing which the seized property will be sold. The conversion may be served in the same document as the judgment. If the seizure was effected in the hands of a th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231-7

…ompensation awarded on appeal bears interest from the date of the appeal decision. The appeal judge may always derogate from the provisions of this paragraph.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-61

The person under investigation or referred to the trial court may ask to be confronted with a witness heard under the provisions of Article 706-58 by means of a technical device enabling the witness t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Establishment and composition

Article 712-2

…ted by decree issued after consultation with the Conseil supérieur de la magistrature. Their duties may be terminated in the same manner.If a sentence enforcement judge is temporarily unable to carry…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Transfer of sentenced persons

Article 728-3

…e examination cannot be conducted immediately, the convicted person is taken to the prison where he may not be held for more than twenty-four hours. On expiry of this period, he will be brought before…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-7

…42-15. In the event of an absolute emergency recorded in writing by the doctor, the leave begins or may be renewed without delay. The leave ends either at the end of the period mentioned in the first…

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