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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-4-2

The Public Prosecutor at the judicial court in which there is no investigating division shall immediately notify the Public Prosecutor at the court in which that division is located when the provision…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: The Examining Magistrate and the Investigating Divisions

Article D15-4-6

In the event of a request for a lawyer to be appointed ex officio made, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 113-3 or 116, before the investigating judge of a court in which there is an inves…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judgment

Article D45-2-4

…d time of his incarceration, at the end of the hearing or subsequently, and the date on which he is to be incarcerated may not exceed four months. As far as possible, the date of incarceration is dete…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Growth market for small and medium-sized enterprises

Article D424-4-2

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall inform the European Securities and Markets Authority without delay when it registers or terminates the registration of a multilateral trading facility as a gr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: National framework revitalisation agreement

Article D1233-48-2

…ution provided for in Article L. 1233-86 or Article L. 1237-19-11, the number of jobs lost is equal to the total number of employment contract terminations provided for under the collective redundancy…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Disciplinary Commission

Article R1442-22-4

Any member of the Commission wishing to resign from office shall submit his resignation to the Minister of Justice. The resignation is not definitive until it has been accepted by the Minister.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-4

Inclusion on this list enables you to act as a trade union representative.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Election documents

Article R2122-52-4

…an four days before the opening date of the ballot, the service provider shall send each of the electors concerned the instruments required for voting.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-2

…gns, leaves his seat vacant or loses the capacity in respect of which he was appointed, shall cease to be a member of the National Health Conference. However, appointed members representing the Region…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-9

…s of article R. 133-14 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration are applicable to the plenary session of the Conférence nationale de santé. In these duly justified cases, by deleg…

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