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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-26-1

The release provided for in the second paragraph of article 712-18 automatically entails the postponement of the sentenced person's sentence.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-25-1

In accordance with the provisions of Article 712-22, the enforcement courts may lift a prohibition referred to in this article, even if this prohibition does not result from the conviction for which t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-17-2

The number and day of hearings of the sentence enforcement judge and the sentence enforcement court are set by joint decision of the president of the judicial court and the public prosecutor. The deci…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-21-1

…e sentence enforcement judge in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of article 712-8, it shall immediately inform the sentence enforcement judge and the offender by any means.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune.

Article D2573-13-2

…on of a municipality has undergone a variation in accordance with the formula set out in article R. 2573-13-1, an order of the Minister for Overseas France, issued after consultation with the Minister…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to the "paediatric critical care" modality

Article D6124-32-2

The authorisation holder is part of the territorial paediatric critical care network designed to encourage and structure cooperation, particularly through telehealth. In particular, the holder partici…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2224-12-2-1

No charges related to payment rejection may be levied by drinking water and wastewater services on natural persons not acting for business purposes who have obtained, for the bill that generated payme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Private security guards

Article R15-33-29-1

In the performance of their duties, private security guards are required to hold their card or approval decision at all times and to produce it to any person who requests it. He must also have the wor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Private security guards

Article R15-33-27-1

…he legislative provisions that authorise him to do so. The commission mentioned in Article R. 15-33-24 is appended to the order. The principal shall issue the private security guard with an approval c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article R511-2-1-1

…l Code or of the same grouping awarded a public procurement contract, as referred to in Article L. 1220-1 of the French Public Procurement Code; 2° Over the last two financial years, one of the two co…

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