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

Article D32-13

…urveillance is ordered when a person is released, the information provided for in articles D. 32-11 and D. 32-12 are included in the order. The investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-135

In the case of demolition, the demolition plan provides for the prior removal of asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, except where this would pose a greater risk to workers than if the asbestos…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-136

…r encapsulation plans, in any medium, are communicated once a quarter to the occupational physician and to the social and economic committee.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable on completion of work

Article R4412-139

…ess of the work, in particular the dust level measurements, the prior waste acceptance certificates and the updated asbestos location plans. The completion report is given to the client, who may inclu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-137

…onsible for the area in which the planned work is to be carried out; -to the social security bodies and, where applicable, to the professional prevention body for building and public works, which will…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-138

I.-The employer shall immediately inform the inspection and prevention services and its certifying body or bodies of any changes in the content of a demolition, removal or encapsulation plan transmitt…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1397-3

…ficate issued by the person competent to draw up this act. The certificate shall state the surnames and forenames of the future spouses, their place of residence, the date of the act of designation an…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1397-4

…esignation takes effect between the parties as from the drawing up of the instrument of designation and, as regards third parties, three months after the publicity formalities provided for in Article…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1397-2

…Matrimonial Property Regimes, done at The Hague on 14 March 1978, the provisions of Articles 1397-3 and 1397-4.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1397-5

Where a change to the matrimonial property regime occurs by application of a foreign law governing the effects of the union, the spouses shall carry out the publicity formalities provided for in the C…

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