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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article R15-42

…tigation and the procedures for consulting them are determined by the provisions of articles R. 311-10, R. 311-11, R. 311-12 and R. 311-13 of the Penitentiary Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-16

…oneration or the complaint is accompanied by the information provided for in b of 1° of Article 529-10, it specifies the surname, first names, sex, date of birth and address of the presumed driver, as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII ter: Arrangements for placement under mobile electronic surveillance as a security measure

Article R61-7

The multidisciplinary commission for security measures established in Article 763-10 shall exercise its jurisdiction within the jurisdiction of one or more Courts of Appeal. The number, location and t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Register of security interests and other related transactions

Article R521-3

…as the debtor; the leased asset or the asset subject to the contract referred to in Article L. 624-10 is referred to as the encumbered asset.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R743-125

…s obtained under the conditions provided for by articles L. 223-14 and L. 228-24 and by the Article 10 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4223-12

The provisions of articles R. 4223-6, R. 4223-7, R. 4223-8, first paragraph, and R. 4223-10 do not apply to building and civil engineering operations as defined in article R. 4534-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control of occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-28

…upational exposure limit value set in Article R. 4412-149 or a concentration set in Article R. 4222-10 is exceeded, the employer shall immediately take the appropriate preventive and protective measur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer care

Article D6124-131-3

In application of article R. 6123-91-10, the authorisation holder must keep a written record of the assessment of patients' needs for supportive oncology care and, where appropriate, of the support or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-88

…Agency ; 2° The rules provided for in Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4, L. 232-15-1 or L. 232-17 which it is presumed have been breached, as w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-54

…esignated by the social and economic committee, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 661-10 of the French Commercial Code, shall be heard by the competent court: 1° During safeguard proceed…

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