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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Rights of persons detained in socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-72

The Director of Penitentiary Services shall take any measures necessary for the good order of the centre, the safety of individuals and the security of property under the conditions laid down by the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Fresnes centre

Article R53-8-77

Persons held in the centre come under the jurisdiction of one of the vice-presidents in charge of enforcing sentences of the Paris judicial court, appointed by the first president of the Paris court o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Rights of persons detained in socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-71

Permission to leave the prison is granted or refused by reasoned order, after consulting the director of prison services, the director of the public health establishment and the public prosecutor. The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: The Examining Magistrate and the Investigating Divisions

Article D15-4-7

Where the person under investigation, for acts initially falling within the jurisdiction of a judicial court in which there is no investigating division, by the investigating judge of a court in which…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Geolocation

Article D15-1-7

The examining magistrate or the judicial police officer appointed by him or authorised by the public prosecutor may, with a view to installing and removing the technical means referred to in Article 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-7

The provisions of articles 91 quater G to 91 quater K ter of appendix II to the general tax code are applicable to the share savings plan intended for the financing of small and medium-sized companies…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employment contract.

Article L7121-7-1

Employers falling within the scope of application of the one-stop shop set out in article L. 7122-22 must, in the absence of contractual provisions specific to performing artists and technicians in re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-7-1

The imposition of the additional penalty of temporary closure of the establishment referred to in 4° of article 131-39 of the French Criminal Code does not result in the termination or suspension of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring and control of posted workers

Article R1263-11-7

The injunctions, information, invitations and notifications referred to in articles R. 1263-11-1 to R. 1263-11-6 shall be made by any means capable of giving them a date certain.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-7-1

The registrar shall inform the person responsible for carrying out the inventory of its appointment by any means.

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