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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to the "Adult Psychiatry" option

Article D6124-258

The multidisciplinary team or teams mentioned in article D. 6124-256 include one or more psychiatrists.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to the "Child and adolescent psychiatry" modality

Article D6124-261

Each site providing inpatient care has indoor and outdoor living and play areas.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to the "Child and adolescent psychiatry" modality

Article D6124-262

The authorisation holder organises patient stays according to the age groups being cared for.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to the "Child and adolescent psychiatry" modality

Article D6124-260

The multidisciplinary team or teams referred to in article D. 6124-256 comprise: 1° One or more child and adolescent psychiatrists; 2° One or more early childhood educators or specialised educators de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article D56-2

When the magistrate responsible for the information file orders the separation of detainees due to the requirements of the information, his instructions shall be specified in the individual notice pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-24

For each judicial environmental officer, a request for authorisation is sent, on the proposal of the Director General of the French Biodiversity Office, to the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-25

The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal within whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located grants or refuses authorisa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-26

The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal within whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located shall order the withdrawal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 180-2

When the investigating judge is seised of qualified acts constituting one of the offences mentioned in I of Article 41-1-2, it may, at the request or with the agreement of the Public Prosecutor, issue…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 181-2

Where an indictment order of the examining magistrate which is no longer subject to appeal has, with regard to the criminal qualifications retained, mistakenly referred the accused to the assize court…

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