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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-31

The crimes and offences for which socio-judicial supervision is incurred and which are liable, in accordance with the provisions of articles 723-29 to 723-37, to give rise to judicial supervision of a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorising establishments performing pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2131-31

Embryo retrieval may only be carried out in the room used exclusively for in vitro fertilisation mentioned in article R. 2142-26.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation to practise for holders of evidence of formal qualifications as a midwife obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4111-31

The traineeship is the subject of an assessment report, the model for which is laid down by order of the Minister for Health. The report is sent without delay to the Conseil national de l'ordre des sa…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-31

When the assignment contract is concluded to replace an employee who is temporarily absent or whose employment contract has been suspended, or for a replacement carried out under 4° and 5° of Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-31

The decisions of the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of a regulatory nature shall be published in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée, in particular tho…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 232-31

When aid is applied for to contribute to the cost of training, it is granted and the amount determined in the light of the importance of the proposed training to the modernisation of the farm.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R613-31

I. - Where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, pursuant to I of Article L. 613-32-1, requests the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis of a group or the comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Regional health plan zones

Article R1434-31

The areas of the regional health plan defined for the application to medical biology laboratories of the territoriality rules mentioned in b of 2° of Article L. 1434-9 are delimited by the Director Ge…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Coordinator training and training body.

Article R4532-31

The duration and content of the training for coordinators and trainers are adapted to the level of competence required and the professional experience or qualifications of the candidates. At the end o…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-31

The Public Prosecutor may postpone the execution of a confiscation order in the following cases: 1° Where the confiscation order relates to a sum of money and the amount recovered is likely to exceed…

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