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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of security interests

Article R24-11

…ined by the person prosecuted on presentation of one of the following decisions that has acquired a final character attested by a copy, issued by the registry of the court that rendered the decision,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-10

In the event of a decision to dismiss, acquit or acquit having become final, the person placed under house arrest with electronic surveillance shall be entitled to compensation for the harm suffered i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Compulsory acts

Article 269

As soon as the indictment decision has become final or, in the event of an appeal, as soon as the judgment designating the appeal assize court has been served, the accused, if detained, is transferred…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Special delegation

Article L2121-35

…lution of a municipal council or the resignation of all its serving members, or in the event of the final annulment of the election of all its members, or where a municipal council cannot be constitut…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Conditions relating to completion

Article 311-13

…ies established in France, this work must:1° Be an original French work;2° Have at least 50% of its final cost spent on production in France.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the performance of the partnership contract by the purchaser

Article R2234-5

…he works built and their compliance with the functional programme provided for in the contract, the final costs and timescales of the works built and the financing plan adopted.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 915

…erred to him, has sole jurisdiction to suspend the enforcement of judgments improperly qualified as final judgments and to exercise the powers conferred on him in relation to provisional enforcement.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Appointment of the examining magistrate.

Article D30

…ovisionally responsible for information that may arise at night, on Sundays and public holidays.The final appointment of the investigating judge is made within twenty-four hours.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article D39

…sending to lawyers of expert reports or their conclusions, whether they are interim, provisional or final reports, provided for by articles 161-2,166, 167 and 167-2, may be carried out in accordance w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-15

…ally disqualified from exercising his functions as from the date of the conviction which has become final.

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