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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-80

Unless further information has been ordered, the Investigating Chamber shall rule at the latest within twenty working days of the statement of appeal, by a reasoned order made in chambers. If the Inve…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of judicial supervision decisions

Article 696-85

If the person placed under judicial supervision cannot be found on the territory of the Republic, the liberty and custody judge shall inform the competent authority of the issuing State of the impossi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of judicial supervision decisions

Article 696-87

Where the liberty and custody judge has forwarded several notices pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 696-86 concerning the same person to the competent authority of the issuing State without…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of judicial supervision decisions

Article 696-88

If the competent authority of the issuing State does not take a decision within the period specified by the liberty and custody judge, the latter may decide to terminate the monitoring of the measures…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment.

Article R5522-56

…of the bonus is paid as soon as the new job is filled on a full-time basis. The balance is paid by 31 March of the following year at the latest, after verification of the average number of employees.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Purchasing pooling

Article L2313-3

…ntral purchasing body complies with the provisions of this Book or with the objectives of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of proc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fields of the eco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fields of the eco…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Short-stay visas

Article L312-1

…provided for in Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016.Applications for short-stay visas are submitted and processed under the conditions laid d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-30

…d may not exceed that of the actual loss of turnover recorded over the period between 1 January and 31 March 2021 in relation to the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 31 March of the yea…

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