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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-1

…hin the scope of article 628, the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, the investigating judge and the Paris assize court exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of arti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2a: Provisions relating to the participants in sporting competitions referred to in Article L. 131-16

Article D131-36-1

…g part in a sporting competition used as a support for betting ; 2° Persons involved in sports, medical and paramedical supervision and exercising their activity within the framework of sports competi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Gambling and betting.

Article 1965

The law grants no action for a gambling debt or for the payment of a bet.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-1

The conditions of application of Chapter II of Title I and those of this Title to the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris, the Hospices civils de Lyon, the Assistance publique de Marseille and natio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of tax officials entrusted with certain criminal investigation duties

Article R15-33-29-14

Every two years, the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Judicial Court, after having heard any comments from the examining magistrates and the presidents of the criminal divisions, draws up a proposed rat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R144-11

The head office of the Banque de France is at 1, rue La Vrillière, Paris.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-5

…the damages and interest provided for in articles L. 122-14-4 et L. 122-14-5 du code du travail en cas de rupture de contrat de travail. Failure to pay these indemnities is punishable by six months'…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2224-3

The deliberations and clauses of treaties or specifications which, prior to the date of entry into force of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, have provided for…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-44

…tails of the online sports betting operations undertaken, in particular the date on which they were carried out. This data is kept for a period of six years from receipt by the delegating federation o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Controls

Article L3515-2

Agents de police municipale, gardes champêtres, agents de surveillance de Paris and agents de la ville de Paris chargé d'un service de police mentioned, respectively, in articles L. 511-1, L. 521-1, L…

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