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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Default in criminal matters

Article 379-5

The appeal is not open to the person sentenced in absentia.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-5

…ses may be summoned without delay and by any means. When they are summoned orally by a judicial police officer or a law enforcement officer, they are required to appear under the penalties set out in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-5

…e 390 or summons as provided for in article 390-1, the parties or their lawyer may, before any defence on the merits or at any time during the proceedings, request, by written submissions, that any ac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-5

…blic prosecutor to the hearing of the criminal court, has the effects of a judgment that has the force of res judicata.However, the criminal order ruling solely on the public prosecution does not have…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-5

The bodies referred to in 2° and 3° of article L. 131-3 elect representatives from among their members to the governing bodies of the sports federation under the conditions laid down in its articles o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Training for sports professions

Article L211-5

Access to training provided by a centre mentioned in article L. 211-4 of this code is subject to the conclusion of an agreement between the beneficiary of the training or his legal representative and…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Distribution of tasks and responsibilities between the State and the Regions

Article L114-5

…reconstruction, extension and major repairs to the premises and infrastructure of the sports resource, expertise and performance centres; 2° The general and technical upkeep and running of the resour…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L122-5

…ading on a regulated market. The elected members of the management bodies of this company may not receive any remuneration for their duties. Reimbursement of expenses is authorised, subject to justifi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-5

The specific statute for the body of sports teachers may set a proportion of posts reserved for high-level sportsmen and women, even if they do not belong to the administration, who have been on the l…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L121-5

Managers of a sports association who hold a licence issued by an approved federation and who, on a voluntary basis, carry out management and supervisory duties within their federation or an associatio…

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