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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article D6152-73-3

A global annual credit for trade union time is allocated to all the trade union organisations represented on the Higher Council of Medical, Odontological and Pharmaceutical Staff. Its volume in full-t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article D6152-73-6

The staff mentioned in article R. 6156-3 of this code are entitled to union training leave with pay for a maximum of 5 working days per year. This leave may only be granted to attend a training course…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article D6152-73-5

On presentation of their invitation, union representatives are granted leave of absence when they are called upon to sit on the Board of Governors or when they take part in working meetings convened b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article D6152-73-4

…t from among the staff employed by the public bodies mentioned in article 2 of the law of 9 January 1986. The use of the overall trade union time credit by the beneficiaries is granted by the director…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-7

The reports drawn up by the sworn and approved agents mentioned in Article L. 331-19 may be drawn up in electronic form. In this case, a secure electronic signature is used under the conditions provid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer and transit.

Article 728-26

…ice shall provide the competent authority of that State with the certificate referred to in Article 728-12 within seventy-two hours.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence.

Article 728-28

Enforcement of the sentence is governed by the law of the State in whose territory it is enforced.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-32

…ced person is neither in France nor in the sentencing State; 3° The conditions laid down in Article 728-11 are not fulfilled; 4° The conviction relates to offences for which the convicted person has a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-33

Enforcement of the sentencing decision may be refused in the following cases: 1° The sentencing decision is based on offences committed wholly, mainly or for the most part on French territory or in an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Transfer.

Article 728-62

…nce is to be served and under the conditions provided for in the last two paragraphs of Article 695-19, to the benefit of the rule of speciality provided for in the first paragraph of this article, hi…

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