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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions applicable to persons serving a custodial sentence

Article R61-4

…e R. 61 is made, in the days preceding his release or, in accordance with the provisions of Article 763-7-1, within eight days of the latter, by the sentence enforcement judge under whose supervision…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L742-15

…mn of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 231-3 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 231-5 Act 2014-1 of 2 Ja…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L743-15

…lumn of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 231-3 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 231-5 Act 2014-1 of 2 Ja…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L744-14

…lumn of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 231-3 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 231-5 Act 2014-1 of 2 Ja…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Preliminary provisions

Article R1143-3

The mediation commission referred to in article L. 1143-7 comprises, in addition to the mediator appointed by the judge, who chairs the commission, the following members, appointed by order of the jud…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-1

…o therein, which do not apply to the professional retraining project referred to in article L. 4163-7 ; 7° Article R. 6323-14-3 relating to the types of expenses covered; 8° Articles R. 6323-15 and R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: External fire protection

Article R2512-21-1

…the words: "schéma départemental d'analyse et de couverture des risques défini à l'article L. 1424-7" are replaced by the words: "schéma interdépartemental d'analyse et de couverture des risques défi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Compliance orders

Article L521-3-1

…gement or failure to comply with the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 and L. 511-7 as well as to the rules relating to the conformity and safety of products from an online interface…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R835-3

…services competent to carry out the controls referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 821-7 are the territorial formation of the national gendarmerie based in the community or, in the absenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hosting of paper-based personal health data

Article R1111-16

…for Culture under the conditions defined by articles 20-5 to 20-8 and 20-10 to 20-13 of decree no. 79-1037 of 3 December 1979 relating to the competence of public archive services and to cooperation…

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