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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article R1213-30

The Chairman of the National Council or a Vice-Chairman sends requests for assessment to the relevant government departments. The latter have three months from receipt of the request to communicate th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-30

The automated national judicial file of perpetrators of terrorist offences shall be kept under the supervision of the magistrate running the national criminal records department, who shall ensure comp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article R53-30

At the end of the hearing, the person is asked to reread his or her statement as it has just been transcribed, to state whether he or she declares that his or her statements remain unchanged and to si…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-30

No later than ten days after the expiry of the time limit set pursuant to Article R. 249-27, the judge shall take one of the decisions provided for in this section, after having again taken the observ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest with electronic surveillance and pre-trial detention

Article D32-30

When one or more of the obligations and prohibitions mentioned in Article D. 32-29 have been imposed, the victim may, if he or she expressly consents and for a specified period, be allocated a remote…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties.

Article D313-30

Beneficiaries of the surety undertakings referred to in article D. 313-26 may obtain, on simple request to the Fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution, additional information on the conditions o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Laboratory responsible for the biological qualification of the donation.

Article R1222-30

Analyses within the donation's biological qualification laboratory may only be carried out by the persons authorised to be employed as medical laboratory technicians mentioned in articles L. 4352-2 to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Ethics and prevention of conflicts of interest

Article R1313-30

…he Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Committee elects its Chairman and determines its operating procedures. It shall inform the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive. The Committee shall have acce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-30

…responsible for the bathing water informs the mayor of the decision to close the bathing site, the duration of the decision and the reasons for it. The mayor communicates these to the prefect for the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-30

…n pain of nullity, the letter of notification shall indicate the time limit for appeal and the procedures by which it may be exercised. It shall include in an annex the names, capacities and addresses…

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