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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Decisions on placement under electronic surveillance, modification or withdrawal of the measure

Article R57-16

…l inform the person sentenced to a custodial sentence of the provisions of 2° and 4° of Article 434-29 of the Criminal Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the Board of Directors (R)

Article R1424-16

In application of article L. 1424-29, the board of directors settles, through its deliberations, matters relating to the administration of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service.It se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-91

…14-23, in particular for the application of the second paragraph of article 16 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies or of the second paragraph of articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General rules (R)

Article R4134-8

…ation.As an exception to the previous paragraph, in the regions grouped pursuant to the loi n° 2015-29 du 16 janvier 2015 relative à la délimitation des régions, aux élections régionales et départemen…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2651-1

…96-7Resulting from Law no. 2023-703 of 1 August 2023 relating to military programming for the years 2024 to 2030 and containing various provisions concerning defenceL. 2197-1L. 2197-3 to L. 2197-6 In…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2661-1

…96-7Resulting from Law no. 2023-703 of 1 August 2023 relating to military programming for the years 2024 to 2030 and containing various provisions concerning defenceL. 2197-1L. 2197-3 to L. 2197-6 In…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2671-1

…96-7Resulting from Law no. 2023-703 of 1 August 2023 relating to military programming for the years 2024 to 2030 and containing various provisions concerning defenceL. 2197-1L. 2197-3 to L. 2197-6 In…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2681-1

…96-7Resulting from Law no. 2023-703 of 1 August 2023 relating to military programming for the years 2024 to 2030 and containing various provisions concerning defenceL. 2197-1L. 2197-3 to L. 2197-6 In…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-1

I.-For the application of III and IV of Article L. 2336-2 and I of article L. 2336-5, the logarithmic coefficient varies according to the population determined in application of

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-31-1

…of all sentenced persons who may be subject to judicial supervision in accordance with Article 723-29 must be examined before their scheduled release date. The sentence enforcement judge or the publi…

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