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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution

Article D591-13

Articles D. 521-12, D. 531-1, D. 551-16 to D. 551-20, D. 551-22, D. 553-1 to D. 553-28, D. 554-1 and D. 581-7 are not applicable to Mayotte.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D77

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 211-12 du code pénitentiaire, le ministère public près la juridiction qui a prononcé une condamnation à une peine privative de liberté adresse une c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article D524

The application for conditional release falling within the jurisdiction of the sentence enforcement judge must be examined within four months of its submission, in accordance with the provisions of ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D570

Persons detained under a judicial restraint order are subject to the same regime as convicted prisoners subject to the provisions of article D. 115-1.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Distribution of tasks and responsibilities between the State and the Regions

Article L114-7

I - The region is the owner of the premises for which it is responsible for the construction and reconstruction. II - The real estate assets of the sports resources, expertise and performance centres…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Remote access to correspondence stored by means of electronic communications accessible by means of a computer identifier

Article 706-95

If the requirements of the investigation in flagrante delicto or the preliminary investigation relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 so require, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-19

In the event of non-compliance with the obligations incumbent on a convicted offender subject to a sentence of home detention under electronic surveillance, a probationary suspended sentence, a suspen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Transfer.

Article 728-62

A person transferred to French territory for the enforcement of a custodial sentence or detention order imposed by a court of a Member State may not be sought, prosecuted, sentenced or detained for an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-12

Any sentencing decision transmitted pursuant to this chapter for the purposes of recognition and enforcement on French territory or that of another Member State or any request for transit shall be acc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of receipts from cinemas

Article D212-88

At the end of each cinematographic week, operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments draw up a revenue declaration form based on a model approved by the Centre national du cinéma et de l…

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