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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article LO6371-5

…balance, by the allocation of a global compensation grant entered in the State budget. The Finance Act specifies the amount of this allocation each year. From the first year, it changes in line with…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Origin of goods.

Article 34

…nternational commitments in force. 2. Natural products originate in the country where they were extracted from the soil or harvested. Products manufactured in a single country, without the addition of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 5: Weight of goods.

Article 37

Orders issued by the Minister for the Economy and Finance lay down the conditions under which goods taxed by weight must be checked and the arrangements for full imported packaging. The taxable weight…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24

…d for in the previous paragraph. No conviction may be handed down solely on the basis of procedural acts carried out by investigators who have benefited from the provisions of this article and whose c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17-1

…tor may, by judicial delegation, request any public prosecutor to carry out or have carried out the acts necessary for the investigation and prosecution of offences falling within the scope of Article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17-2

For the trial of misdemeanours and felonies falling within the scope of Article 706-16, the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal may, on the recommendation of the Public Prosecutor, after cons…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17

…utor and the Paris Investigating Pole exercise their powers throughout France. The investigation of acts of terrorism defined in 5° to 7° of Article 421-1 of the Criminal Code and in Articles 421-2-2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24-3

…detention may not exceed six months for the investigation of the offences provided for in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Penal Code. In exceptional circumstances, the liberty and custody judge may dec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25-2

…ther habitually associates with persons or organisations inciting, facilitating or participating in acts of terrorism, or whose behaviour constitutes a particularly serious threat to public security a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25-2-1

The courts and magistrates mentioned in Article 706-17 may ask specialist assistants, appointed under the conditions set out in Article 706, to take part, in accordance with the procedures laid down i…

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