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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special export provisions

Article 22

1. Decrees may temporarily and in cases of emergency permit or suspend the export of products of the soil and of national industry. 2. These acts must be presented, in the form of bills, to the Nation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 223

He may refer the matter to the Investigating Chamber for a ruling on the continued detention of an accused person in pre-trial detention..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 221

To this end, a statement of all pending cases shall be drawn up in each investigating office every six months, mentioning, for each case, the date of the last investigative act carried out. Cases invo…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Classification of offices.

Article D133-22

The mayor or, where applicable, the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or of the mixed syndicate, sends the decision, together with the application for classification…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating conditions

Article A212-228

If the Prefect deems that there is no substantial difference, or if a substantial difference has been identified and the applicant has passed the aptitude test, the Prefect will issue the applicant wi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating conditions

Article A212-220

If the Prefect deems that there is no substantial difference, or if a substantial difference has been identified and the applicant has passed the aptitude test, the Prefect will issue the applicant wi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions.

Article 220

The minutes must mention the presence or absence of the parties, the surnames, first names, date and place of birth, place of residence and profession of the persons heard and, if applicable, the oath…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Determining the facts to be proven.

Article 222

The party requesting an enquiry must specify the facts it intends to prove. It is up to the judge ordering the enquiry to determine the relevant facts to be proved.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IX: Debates.

Article 22

Debates are held in public, except where the law requires or permits them to be held in chambers.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Designation of witnesses.

Article 224

If the parties are unable to indicate from the outset the persons to be heard, the judge may nevertheless authorise them either to attend the enquiry without further formality with the witnesses they…

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