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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-72-1

The trusted third party responsible for certifying the non-viable nature of the activity referred to in 3° of article L. 5424-25 may be, at the choice of the self-employed worker:-a chartered accounta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-71-1

For the application of the second sentence of 1° of Article L. 5424-27, the average monthly amount of income from the self-employed activity mentioned in 1° of Article R. 5424-70 is determined: 1° By…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-1-7

The operations and the result of the drawing of lots are recorded in minutes, signed by the chairman of the committee and by the representative of the Minister for Health. A copy of these minutes is s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXIII: Procedure applicable in the event of a collective accident

Article 706-176

…ded to the jurisdiction of one or more courts of appeal for the investigation, prosecution, hearing and judgment of the offences provided for in articles 221-6,221-6-1,222-19,222-19-1,222-20 and 222-2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article 763-1

…he first instance has its seat. The sentence enforcement judge may designate the prison integration and probation service to monitor compliance with the obligations imposed on the offender. The provis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-137

…o is the subject of a measure ordered pursuant to articles 706-136 or 706-136-1 may ask the liberty and custody judge in the place where the hospital is located or where they live to order that the or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-154

…maintain deposit accounts or digital asset accounts mentioned in Article L. 54-10-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code. The liberty and custody judge, to whom the matter has been referred by the publi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII ter: Placement under mobile electronic surveillance as a security measure

Article 763-10

…131-36-9 to 131-36-12 of the Penal Code shall undergo an examination to assess their dangerousness and measure the risk of committing a new offence. This examination is carried out by the sentence en…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Appeals against refusal of travel authorisations

Article D312-7-1

The national travel authorisation investigation service provides the deputy director of visas with information useful for examining appeals referred to it.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R*763-1

Articles R.* 721-3, R.* 732-3, R.* 732-4 and R.* 744-24 are applicable to Saint-Martin.

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