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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 43

…he place where one of these persons was arrested, even when the arrest was made for another reason, and the public prosecutor of the place where one of these persons was detained, even when the detent…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Penalties involving deprivation of rights.

Article 433

…rt of law to have abused a suspensive procedure may, by decision of the Director General of Customs and Excise, be excluded from the temporary admission procedure and be deprived of the option of tran…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Penalties involving deprivation of rights.

Article 432

…ng offence or an offence of importing or exporting without declaration shall be disqualified from standing for election to the stock exchange, exercising the functions of stockbroker or broker, and fr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Mergers

Article L2312-41

…narticle L. 430-1 of the French Commercial Code, the employer shall convene a meeting of the social and economic committee at the latest within three days of the publication of the notification of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Occupational health medical file

Article R4624-45-4

…ode, the medico-administrative data of the worker necessary for the coordination of his health care and, where applicable, the identity and contact data of his treating doctor; 2° Information enabling…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-37-3

…ost-authorisation safety or efficacy studies, or specific monitoring of the risk, its complications and its medico-social management, as provided for in Article L. 5121-8-1. The Director General of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appearance of the accused

Article 407

…he president shall appoint an interpreter ex officio, who must be at least twenty-one years of age, and shall make him/her take an oath to assist justice in his/her honour and conscience.The public pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appearance of the accused

Article 412

If the summons has not been delivered to the person of the accused, and if it has not been established that he was aware of the summons, the decision, in the event of the accused's failure to appear,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appearance of the accused

Article 408

…t him or her during the trial. The latter shall take an oath to assist the justice system in honour and conscience. The president may also decide to use any technical device enabling communication wit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appearance of the accused

Article 414

The provisions of article 411, paragraphs 1 and 2, are applicable whenever the debate on the merits of the case is not to be addressed, and especially when the debate is to concern only civil interest…

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