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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 1: Provisions applicable to the release under constraint provided for in I of article 720

Article D147-18

…of the offender under restraint from the date on which the sentence served is equal to twice the remaining sentence. Referral by the sentenced person is made by registered letter with acknowledgement…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-81-1

The members of the committee referred to in article 720-5 are appointed for a term of five years. If the importance of the cases to be dealt with by the Commission so warrants, the First President of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special conditions

Article D538

In accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 731-1, the person is also subject, unless otherwise decided by the sentence enforcement judge or court, to a treatment order in acco…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Mandatory measures and conditions

Article D534

The sentence enforcement judge may authorise the parolee to change residence, after consulting the sentence enforcement judge of the jurisdiction in which the convicted person intends to settle and, w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Auctions.

Article D514-18

Judicial auctioneers or other public officials are allocated a proportional fee on the proceeds of sales, the amount of which is set by decision of the Guidance and Supervisory Board, to cover the cos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules applicable to pledges.

Article D514-13

If the pledged item deteriorates, the borrower may relinquish it to the institution, subject to payment of compensation determined in accordance with the procedures set out in article D. 514-12. In th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-14

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall have an accounting officer appointed by order of the Minister responsible for the budget.The accounting officer shall be responsible for keeping the accounts…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4a: Administrative composition

Article R621-37-4

If the agreement reached is validated by the Board, it is forwarded for approval to the Chairman of the Enforcement Committee, who refers it to one of its sections for approval under the conditions la…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-19

For the application of the fifth paragraph of article L. 3332-17, the appraised value of the company is determined in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 3332-22 and R. 3332-23. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Powers and funding of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee

Article R1432-72

The regional health agency pays the Agency and Working Conditions Committee an annual operating subsidy equivalent to 0.2% of the gross wage bill, less the sum corresponding to the staff resources it…

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