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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25-2

…tion proceedings initiated on the basis of one or more offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16, may communicate to the specialised intelligence services mentioned in article L. 811-2 du co…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-7

…erty and custody judge of the judicial court provided for by the decree referred to in I of article 706-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure may, at the reasoned request of the Secretary General of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article L1435-7-1

The Director General of the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction may impose financial penalties on natural or legal persons, which may be accompanied by daily penalty payments, in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-2-7

If the person against whom a warrant of committal with deferred effect has been issued fails, without legitimate reason, to appear before the public prosecutor or at the prison on the date set for his…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV bis: Assistance with the recovery of damages for victims of offences

Article 706-15-1

…e suffered as a result of a criminal offence, but who cannot obtain compensation under the articles 706-3 or 706-14, may apply for assistance in recovering these damages and interest as well as the su…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Deaths of hospitalised patients and measures relating to children who may be declared lifeless at the civil registry office in health establishments.

Article R1112-76-1

Health establishments shall keep a register containing information enabling the bodies of deceased persons and children who may be declared lifeless at the civil registry to be tracked, from the time…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article D1221-20-7

For the application of this section, the Minister of Defence shall exercise the powers conferred on the competent regional health agency for army hospitals, whose technical opinion he may seek if nece…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-16-2

…e to the contrary, when the person has been convicted of one of the offences referred to in article 706-47.The court sends the victim a notice informing them of this prohibition; if the victim is a ci…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-17-7

…EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directives 2003/124/ EC, 2003/125/ EC and 2004/72/ EC, no proceedings based onArticle 226-13 of the Criminal Code may be brought against the direct…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-1

Persons convicted of one of the offences mentioned in the article 706-47 may be subject to a treatment order imposed either at the time of their conviction, as part of a socio-judicial follow-up, in a…

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