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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-23

In accordance with the provisions of Article 179, in the event that the person under investigation is referred to the criminal court, the house arrest with electronic surveillance ends, unless the inv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-25-1

When the person referred to the trial court is sentenced to a fixed term of imprisonment with a deferred committal order issued with provisional execution, the obligations of electronically monitored…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article R1424-57

For the application to the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan area of Chapter V "External fire defence" of Title II of Book II of Part Two:1° The words: "departmental fire and rescue service"…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article R4422-37

The transfer of ownership of buildings and archaeological sites is recorded by order of the territorially competent prefect. This order shall indicate their nature, location, surface area and cadastra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article R4422-36

In application of article L. 4424-7 ownership: a) Buildings listed or registered under the law of 31 December 1913 relating to historic monuments and archaeological sites, belonging to the State, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article R4422-39

Prefectoral decrees and official reports recording the transfer of ownership of buildings, archaeological sites and movable objects will be published in the prefecture's administrative records.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article R4422-38

The transfer of ownership of the movable objects referred to in article R. 4422-36 is recorded in a procès-verbal. It is drawn up by the territorially competent Prefect and by the President of the Exe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-20

The application for authorisation to dismiss an occupational health physician, to terminate a fixed-term employment contract in the cases provided for in article L. 4623-5-1 as well as the application…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-18

When the dismissal or contractual termination of the employment contract of an occupational health physician is envisaged, or in the event of the termination of his fixed-term employment contract in t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-23

In the event of a partial transfer of the undertaking or establishment to which the occupational health physician belongs, only the provisions of articles R. 4623-21 and R. 4623-22 apply. The request…

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