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Showing 15511560 of 17003 articles for Art. 150 V

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA AND STATE SERVICES

Article L7141-1

Chapters I and II of Title V of Book I of Part Four shall apply.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Discipline and security in prisons

Article D249

…stitute a decision to reject.The authorisation decision shall result in registration on the list provided for in third paragraph of article R. 234-6 of the Penitentiary Code.This list is communicated…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Discipline and security in prisons

Article D250

…f the head of the establishment or the public prosecutor, and after the person concerned has been given the opportunity to present written observations and, at his request, oral observations, proceed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Discipline and security in prisons

Article D281

In accordance with the provisions of Article 40 of this code and the article D. 214-27 of the Penitentiary Code, the public prosecutor is informed directly and without delay by the head of the establi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Discipline and security in prisons

Article D283

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 214-29 du code pénitentiaire, toute évasion fait l'objet d'une information immédiate par le chef de l'établissement aux autorités mentionnées à l'ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Discipline and security in prisons

Article D274

In accordance with the provisions of article D. 221-5 of the Penitentiary Code, the judicial authority shall be informed, with a view to the possible application of the penalties provided for in artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Discipline and security in prisons

Article D282

…u code pénitentiaire, en cas de décès d'une personne détenue, le chef de l'établissement donne les avis prévus à l'article D. 214-26 of the same code. If there has been suicide or violent death, or if…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R3355-1

The steps required of the public prosecutor by the first paragraph of article L. 3355-5 are carried out in accordance with the procedures defined in articles R. 51 and R. 51-1 of the Code of Criminal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties

Article L1152-2

…Regional Health Agency may impose a financial penalty on a professional who has carried out an activity for aesthetic purposes in breach of the provisions of articles L. 1151-2 or L. 1151-3 and, wher…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-8

For the persons mentioned in article L. 1453-5, offering or providing benefits in cash or in kind, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, to the persons mentioned in article L. 1453-4, subjec…

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