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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-1-3

…nvicted persons or to appear in a specially designated place, category of place or area, the police and gendarmerie units may, on the instructions of the sentence enforcement judge or, if the second p…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for investment in leisure property.

Article L421-3-1

Article 199 decies F of the French General Tax Code sets out the rules applicable to tax reductions for work carried out on certain accommodation forming part of a classified tourist residence or a cl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training

Article R4623-31-1

…occupational health. This training is provided by a public establishment of a scientific, cultural and professional nature or by a training organisation certified under the conditions laid down in ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-1

…lication of the provisions of II of article 9 bis of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, the proportion of women and men represented within each section o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-10

…days of the announcement of the results, to the Director General of the National Management Centre and then, if necessary, to the administrative courts.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-323-1

Representatives of the administration, whether full members or alternates, who definitively cease the duties for which they were appointed are replaced. The term of office of their successors expires…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-19-3

…consortium, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, having regard to the intentions and capacities of all the establishments belonging to the consortium, authorise the conclusion of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable when the temporary loss of discernment of a person is caused by that person and in particular by the voluntary consumption of psychoactive substances

Article D47-37-1

In accordance with the provisions of article 706-139-1, where the investigating judge considers that there are sufficient charges against the person under investigation of having committed one of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article D814-3-1

…firm's accounting year; 3° Turnover excluding tax before retrocessions; 4° The amount of fees paid and retroceded; 5° Salaries and staff costs; 6° Depreciation allowances ; 7° Leasing fees; 8° Leases…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Other provisions.

Article R6123-32-11

…ovided for in article R. 6123-1 participates, according to its resources, in the work of drawing up and implementing the emergency organisation plans mentioned in articles L741-1 to L741-5 of the Inte…

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