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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation of Disciplinary Boards of First Instance and the National Disciplinary Board

Article R4443-3

…4234-6 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version published in decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigation

Article R4443-5

…4234-22 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version published in Decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: French Health Products Safety Agency.

Article L5523-1

…pplicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Order No. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022.Article L. 5312-3 is applicable there in the version resulting from Order…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-5

…plicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Order no. 2022-1611 of 22 December 2022.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-95

…to the public the establishments for which the aid is requested during the period between 3 January 2022 and 15 February 2022.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter VI: The Martinique Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council

Article R7226-1

…6° Seven representatives of organisations involved in education, teaching, research and innovation;7° Four representatives of organisations involved in vocational training and apprenticeships;8° Four…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138

…measures designed to promote their social integration and prevent the offence from being repeated ; 7° Hand over any documents proving identity, and in particular the passport, either to the court reg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-1

The powers conferred on the investigating judge by Articles 139 and 140shall, in any event, fall within the jurisdiction of the competent court according to the distinctions of Article 148-1.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 142-2

The first part of the bond shall be returned or the first part of the sureties lifted if the accused, defendant or person under investigation has appeared for all the acts of the proceedings, has comp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 142-1

The investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge may, with the consent of the person under investigation, order, or decide, that the part of the bond allocated to guarantee the rights of the v…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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