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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Procedure in the event of an appeal

Article 712-13

An appeal against the judgments referred to in the articles 712-6 and 712-7 is brought before the Enforcement of Sentences Chamber of the Court of Appeal, which rules in a reasoned judgment after an a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17-2

For the trial of misdemeanours and felonies falling within the scope of Article 706-16, the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal may, on the recommendation of the Public Prosecutor, after cons…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-22-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 712-10, only the enforcement judge of the Paris judicial court has jurisdiction, the tribunal de l'application des peines de Paris and the chambre de l'applic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Surveillance

Article 706-80-1

…within the scope of Articles 706-73,706-73-1 or 706-74, in the context of a surveillance operation, and when required by the needs of the investigation or enquiry, officers of the judicial police and,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-7

…of article L. 822-1 or from among the experts registered on one of the lists drawn up by the courts and tribunals. The contribution auditors are appointed by the president of the commercial court, act…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-10-7

…eople in difficulty hired; c) The arrangements for supporting employees in work integration schemes and for working together with, on the one hand, Pôle emploi and, on the other hand, the organisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-7-1

…ractitioner duties, due to the particular risks that these duties entail for staff or third parties and the hardships that these entail.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 777-1

The mention of a conviction in bulletin no. 3 may be excluded under the conditions laid down by

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The right to temporary accommodation and the right to lifetime accommodation

Article 765-1

…e year from the date of death to express his or her wish to benefit from these rights of habitation and use.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised inter-regional courts in economic and financial matters

Article 704-1

For the prosecution, investigation and, in the case of misdemeanours, trial of the offences provided for in Article 704 and related offences, the public prosecutor, the investigating judge and the spe…

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