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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of judicial supervision decisions

Article 696-88

If the competent authority of the issuing State does not take a decision within the period specified by the liberty and custody judge, the latter may decide to terminate the monitoring of the measures…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Sectoral global markets

Article L2171-6

I. - Société du Grand Paris may award an overall contract to an economic operator for all or part of the design, construction and development of the infrastructure of the Greater Paris public transpor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing the European arrest warrant.

Article 695-17

…on order and, having been sentenced in his absence, requests that the sentencing decision be communicated to him, the Public Prosecutor, as soon as he is informed of that request, shall forward a copy…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing the European arrest warrant.

Article 695-16

…of its own motion, in accordance with the rules and under the conditions determined by the articles 695-12 to 695-15. In the absence of a waiver of the benefit of the principle of speciality, where th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-6

…hief Executive Officer shall set up, either within a group of hospitals or within a hospital:1° A local hospital medical committee ;2° (Repealed)3° A local nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-63

Disputes relating to a temporary assignment between the employee and the user public entity managing a public administrative service are brought before the administrative courts.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-62

…o be linked to the legal entity governed by public law by a three-year fixed-term contract. In this case, the employee's seniority is assessed from the first day of the assignment. This is deducted fr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-61

…ons imposed on all public employees. They benefit from the protection provided by article 11 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants.They may not be entrusted…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-60

Legal persons governed by public law may call upon the employees of these companies for non-permanent tasks, known as missions, in the following cases only: 1° Temporary replacement of a member of sta…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Establishment of the documentary notice

Article R613-61

…tions and, where appropriate, appoint a representative meeting the conditions set out in Article R. 612-2.2. A draft is drawn up in the light of the observations in response. This draft is notified to…

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