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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article D40

Requests for expert reports, for the modification of an expert's mission or for the addition of a co-expert and observations concerning expert reports provided for in articles 156, 161-1, 161-2,167 an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article D37

The provisions of Article 161-1 do not apply to medical expert reports whose purpose is to assess the extent of the damage suffered by the victim.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article D38

When the expert appointed by the investigating judge belongs to an association referred to in articles 2-1 to 2-21 and the information relates to acts for which this association can act as a civil par…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article D39

The sending to lawyers of expert reports or their conclusions, whether they are interim, provisional or final reports, provided for by articles 161-2,166, 167 and 167-2, may be carried out in accordan…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 221-6

Derogations from the 50% threshold for public financial aid may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, up to a limit of 70% and at the reasoned request of t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R444-3

…d Futuna Islands is authorised under the conditions defined by the locally applicable provisions. " 9° In article R. 421-2, the words: "and, where applicable, their rights with regard to compensation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Embryo and embryonic stem cell research

Article R2443-1

I.-Title V of Book I of the present Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decrees No. 2006-121 of 6 February 2006, No. 2012-467 of 11 April 2012, No.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-18

…ossibility of recourse to a consumer mediator under the conditions laid down in Title I of Book VI; 9° The proposed invoicing and payment arrangements; 10° The conditions of the professional's contrac…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-14

…y to the Director General; 8° The institution's internal rules and those of the Board of Directors; 9° Loans; 10° the purchase and sale of buildings, pledges and mortgages, leases and rentals of build…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-13

…d;8° Provide the rectorate of the academic region with all the documents required for jury meetings;9° Present a report on the training activities and their implementation and a report on the integrat…

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