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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-7-1

Any company may apply an inter-company savings scheme concluded at branch level, provided that the branch agreement has been approved in application of article L. 3345-4. Companies wishing to apply th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5722-7-1

…when they are competent for the organisation of mobility.Mixed syndicates mentioned in articles L. 5711-1 and L. 5721-2 of this code with jurisdiction over mobility may, by reasoned decision, reduce o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-15

…or, on a proposal from the multidisciplinary committee on security measures provided for by article 763-10, at least three months before the date set for the sentenced person's release. It makes its d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI bis: Protection of persons benefiting from exemptions or reductions in penalties for having prevented the commission of offences, for having stopped or mitigated the damage caused by an offence, or for having identified the perpetrators or accomplices of offences

Article 706-63-1

The persons mentioned in Article 132-78 of the Penal Code shall, where necessary, be subject to protection designed to ensure their safety. They may also benefit from measures designed to ensure their…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 747-1-1

…he public prosecutor order by reasoned decision, taken in accordance with the provisions of Article 712-6 : 1° To convert a sentence of community service or a probationary suspended sentence including…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-7

…organise the arrangements for exercising parental authority and set the contribution to the child's maintenance and education. The judge will approve the agreement unless he finds that it does not suf…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-22-1

…y of another European Union Member State for enforcement pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 728-15 ;

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-7-1

Lawyers and the persons mentioned in 18° of Article L. 561-2 may provide each other with information gathered for the purposes of implementing Articles L. 561-5, L. 561-5-1, L. 561-6, and L. 561-9 to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-7-1

Students from nursing training institutes authorised under the conditions set out in article L. 4383-3 may complete a training period in a departmental or territorial fire and rescue service, provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Secure detention

Article R53-8-74

The president of the regional court for secure detention, on referral from the sentence enforcement judge, may issue a search order against a detainee: 1° Who evades the detention measure to which he…

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