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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 706-136

…judgment or ruling declaring a person not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder, it may order the following security measures against the person, for a period that it shall determine a…

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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 706-139

The disregard by the person who has been the subject of the prohibitions provided for in Article 706-136 or the obligation of care provided for in l'article 706-136-1 is punishable, subject to the pro…

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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

The person who 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 orde…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Designation of the country of return

Article R*721-3

…expulsion decision was issued by the Minister of the Interior before the entry into force of decree no. 97-24 of 13 January 1997 on the basis of the provisions of article 23 of order no. 45-2658 of 2…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Designation of the country of return

Article R721-2

The departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect are competent to determine the country of return of a foreign national in the event of the automatic enforcement of the following decisions:…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single subsection: Implementation of a decision taken by a Member State of the European Union

Article R722-2

In the cases provided for in articles R. 615-4 and R. 615-5, the administrative authority may not automatically enforce the decision to implement the removal decision taken by another Member State of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional acts which may be performed by ambulance drivers in the context of emergency medical assistance

Article R6311-17

…vers who hold a diploma mentioned in article L. 4393-2 and fulfilling the condition mentioned in IV may, under the responsibility of the doctor in charge of the telephone regulation provided for in 1°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Cases in which foreign nationals seeking asylum may be placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L753-2

The decision to detain may only be issued for overriding reasons of protecting public order or national security established on the basis of an individual assessment of the applicant, if other less co…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Cases in which foreign nationals seeking asylum may be placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L753-1

The administrative authority may assign to residence or place in detention a foreigner applying for asylum who is the subject of a deportation decision, a penalty of ban from French territory pursuant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Implementing provisions

Article R4451-110

The terms and conditions for implementing the monitoring of individual exposure in radiological emergency situations provided for in articles R. 4451-102 and R. 4451-103 are laid down by a joint order…

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