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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-2

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering where, in the cases defined below, either no applications or no tenders have been submitted within the prescribed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-103

I.-The General Meeting is convened by the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be. II.-Failing this, the General Meeting may also be convened: 1° By the statutory auditors; 2° B…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-39

In the event of loan renegotiation, changes to the initial credit agreement are made solely in the form of a rider drawn up on paper or on another durable medium.This rider includes, on the one hand,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: DETENTION BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY

Article L741-5

An alien under the age of eighteen may not be detained. They may only be detained if they are accompanying a foreign national placed in detention under the conditions provided for in this article.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Universal legacies.

Article 1007

All holographic or sealed wills shall, before being executed, be deposited with a notary. The will shall be opened if it is sealed. The civil law notary shall immediately draw up a report of the openi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Joint ventures.

Article 1872-1

Each partner contracts in his own name and is solely liable to third parties. However, if the participants act in their capacity as partners in the sight and knowledge of third parties, each of them i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-30

When the wanted person appears, the investigating chamber establishes his or her identity and takes his or her statements, a record of which is drawn up. The hearing is public, unless publicity is lik…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Receipt of applications for judicial review decisions

Article 696-68

Where, before transmitting the decision to place the person under judicial supervision and the certificate, the competent authority of the issuing State consults the public prosecutor in cases where,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-30-1

Where the provisions of the fourth paragraph of article 99-2 is applied to narcotic substances seized in the course of the proceedings, the investigating judge must retain a sample of these products i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article 706-143

Until the seized property is released or confiscated, the owner or, failing this, the holder of the property is responsible for its maintenance and preservation. He/she shall bear the cost, with the e…

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