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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-4

…ision against whom there are one or more plausible grounds for suspecting that he or she has failed to comply with the obligations incumbent upon him or her under 1°, 2°, 3°, 8°, 9°, 14°, 17° and 17°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-4

Only operators meeting the conditions defined in this article may organise and conduct voluntary sales of movable property by public auction and electronic auctions.I.-If a natural person, the operato…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approvals

Article R1222-43

I. - Prior written authorisation from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé is required for any change to the approval relating to :1° A new t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-4

For the offences mentioned in this chapter, natural persons are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Dissemination of the sentencing decision and one or more press releases informing…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-43

…complied with the measures, obligations and prohibitions imposed on him for a period at least equal to half of the sentence imposed, his rehabilitation appears to have been achieved and no further mon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for the authorisation and operation of health establishments, medical biology laboratories and other organisations

Article L2142-4

…nditions that must be met by the establishments, organisations, health cooperation groups and laboratories mentioned in the first, second and third paragraphs of Article L. 2142-1 in order to be autho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D46-4

…ied by this article. The bailiff may, at the request of the addressee, forward the copy of the writ to another office where the addressee may collect it under the same conditions. Mention of this opti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article D711-41

The sectoral plans mentioned in 3° of Article L. 711-8 are part of the regional strategy. They indicate the location of all the establishments, infrastructures, facilities and services managed by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-41

Prior to young people being assigned to the prohibited work eligible for exemption mentioned in section 2 of this chapter, a statement of exemption shall be sent by any means giving a date certain to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks of national centres of reference

Article D1413-47

…er for Health after consultation with the National Public Health Agency; 2° Specifications specific to their area of competence drawn up by the Director General of the National Public Health Agency. T…

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