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Showing 971980 of 34507 articles for Art. 7 May 1998

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Town Council

Article L2541-7

The mayor may prescribe that municipal officials attend the meetings.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 74-1

…s been noted, officers of the judicial police or, under their supervision, judicial police officers may, on the instructions of the public prosecutor, carry out the acts provided for in the articles 5…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-38

…l Code is not prosecuted, the additional penalties provided for by Article 225-22 of the Penal Code may only be imposed, by special reasoned decision, if it is established that this person has been su…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-90

…the preliminary investigation relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 so require, the liberty and custody judge of the judicial court may, at the requ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The Eurojust Agency

Article 695-7

…recognition requires, with a view to coordinated execution, the involvement of Eurojust, the latter may ensure its transmission to the requested authorities via the national member concerned.In urgent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable before the Assize Court

Article 706-132

The public prosecutor may appeal against judgments declaring a person not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder. The assize court ruling on the appeal is then designated in accordance w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cancellation of the sale.

Article L4411-7

…has been delivered under conditions contrary to the provisions of articles L. 4411-1 and L. 4411-3 may, even in the presence of a clause to the contrary, within a period of one year from the date of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D15-7

The copy of the documents in the investigation file provided for by article 81 may be made in digital format. It shall be stored in such a way as to ensure that it is only accessible to persons author…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Departmental Advisory Committee (R)

Article R1425-7

…or inter-municipal cooperation comprise twice as many names as there are seats to be filled. No one may be a candidate under different categories. Lists are lodged at the prefecture on a date set by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of pharmacist-biologists.

Article R4235-76

A pharmacist-biologist may not open a medical biology analysis laboratory in a building where another medical biology analysis laboratory is already located without the agreement of the director(s) an…

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