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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XII: Enforcement procedures

Article 868-2

In New Caledonia, where the convicted person is a minor, the service responsible for the judicial protection of children or its director carries out the duties devolved, as appropriate, to the prison…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Investigations

Article 814-2

In the Wallis and Futuna Islands, if, when the death certificate referred to in article 87 of the Civil Code, the identity of the deceased has not been established, authorisation to close the coffin m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 802-2

Any person who has been the subject of a search or domiciliary visit pursuant to the provisions of this Code and who has not been prosecuted before an investigating or trial court at the earliest six…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Judging of contraventions

Article 850-2

…or the application in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands of article 529-7, the words: "For second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-class road traffic offences, the list of wh…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Security agents

Article 2488-8

When the security agent acts for the benefit of the creditors of the secured obligation, he must expressly mention his capacity.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIb: Provisions applicable to certain infringements of the public land transport services police regulations

Article R49-8-2

…cludes the following information: 1° The name of the organisation or person providing the training; 2° The content and duration of the training; 3° A description of the permanent liaison arrangements…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-18 a (art. A322-96)

…compression mix)Mastery of procedures for intervening on a diver in difficulty from the bottom.PTH-120 Ability to dive with a group of divers using trimix or heliox in areas beyond 70 metres and up to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-17 a (art. A322-91)

…utonomous descents: proficiency in PA-40 or PA-60 depending on the area concerned.Proficiency in PN-20.Mastery of the use and choice of equipment with several nitrox mixes on the bottom and in decompr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-17 c (art. A322-91)

…rson supervisingthe groupMinimum skillsof autonomousdiversMaximum numberof divers in the group0 to 12 metresPE-12 + PN4 (*)E2 or GP orP4 + PN-CPA-12 + PN3Space from 0 to 20 metresPE-20 + PN4 (*)E2 or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-14 a (art. A322-77)

…withoutsupervising the group)THE PRACTITIONER MUST PROVEthe following skills tothe dive directorPE-12Ability to dive in a supervised group from 0 to12 metresMastery of the use of personal equipment, i…

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