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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-94

…cto investigation or an investigation into one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1, the person whose home is to be searched is in police custody or is being held i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article 706-113

Without prejudice to the application of articles 706-112-1 to 706-112-3, when the person is being prosecuted, the public prosecutor or investigating judge notifies the curator or guardian and the guar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-155

Where the seizure relates to a claim for a sum of money, the third party debtor must immediately deposit the sum due with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations or with the Agence de gestion et de rec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-169

…at a judicial court other than that of Paris may, for offences falling within the scope of Article 706-167, request the investigating judge to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of the Paris investiga…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-38

Enforcement of confiscation ordered by a foreign judicial authority pursuant to Article 713-36 is authorised by the criminal court, at the request of the public prosecutor. Enforcement is authorised o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibition on entering or being in the vicinity of a venue where a sporting event is taking place

Article R332-7

For the application of article L. 332-16, the prefect of the département or, in Paris, the police prefect or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, the Bouches-du-Rhône police prefect provides the a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-77

Where performance is taken into account, variable remuneration is determined on the basis of a combined assessment of the individual's performance, the performance of his or her business unit and the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-78

…plicitly state that a lien has been established for the benefit of policyholders under article L. 327-2 and indicate that the lender, even if insured, does not benefit from any lien for the interest a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the management of the guarantee fund for damage resulting from preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic acts provided by health professionals

Article R427-7

…the holder loses the capacity for which he was appointed. A new appointment is then made for the remainder of the term. The same applies in the event of death or resignation.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Non-substantial changes

Article R3135-7

The concession contract may be amended without a new competitive tendering procedure if the changes, whatever their amount, are not substantial. For the purposes of Article L. 3135-1, an amendment is…

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