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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appointment of the committee

Article R1124-3

Notwithstanding the first paragraph of Article R. 1124-2, the following shall be allocated to the Committee for the Protection of Individuals to which the matter has previously been referred: 1° Clini…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5842-6

I.-The provisions of Section 5 of Chapter I of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the righ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Mixed associations composed of communes and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation or exclusively public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5843-1

I. - The provisions of the single chapter of Title I of Book VII of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the righ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-43

The public prosecutor who registers the person in the file pursuant to 1° to 4° of article 706-25-4, or the examining magistrate pursuant to 5° of article 706-25-4, shall at the same time register the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-47

When the person is serving a custodial sentence in application of the conviction that led to their registration in the file, their obligation to provide proof of address and declare a change of addres…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-45

For the application of 1° and 2° of Article 706-25-7, concerning persons residing in France, the proof referred to in article R. 50-44 is handed over in person to the police station or gendarmerie bri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-44

The proof and declaration of a change of address provided for in article 706-25-7 shall be made by means of any document less than three months old in the name of the person concerned establishing the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-46

Failing submission of the supporting documents and declarations within the time limits and conditions defined in Article R. 50-45, the department managing the file shall send the Ministry of the Inter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-50

…istrate may also decide to do this on their own initiative. If they grant this request, they will inform the person concerned and the management department. In the event of refusal, the person concern…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-48

When the person is in a public or private establishment in which he or she is placed or detained pursuant to a judicial or administrative decision, proof of address may consist of a certificate issued…

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