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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-1

An order for involuntary hospitalisation made pursuant to article 706-135 of this code is immediately enforceable, without prejudice to the possibility of referring the matter to the liberty and custo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-3

In accordance with the provisions of article 706-135 of this code, the regime for involuntary hospitalisation ordered by a court pursuant to this article is, with regard to the conditions for lifting…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-29-8

…rticle 23 of Law no. 2003-239 of 18 March 2003 for internal security, the public prosecutor shall inform the manager of the wanted persons file of bans imposed pursuant to l'article 706-136.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-29-6

The security measures provided for in Article 706-136 may only be ordered by the court if it appears, at the time the decision is made and in view of the elements in the case file and in particular th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-2

…cation of the order provided for by articles D. 47-29 and D. 47-29-1, the public prosecutor shall inform the State representative or, in Paris, the police prefect in advance of hearings at which the i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-29-7

The decision ordering one or more of the measures provided for in Article 706-137 is made either in the judgment of the Investigating Chamber or the judgment of the Criminal Court, or by a separate or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-30

…cision in the same way at the latest when the involuntary hospitalisation is terminated and shall inform the public prosecutor.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-5

…de, the Public Prosecutor shall immediately notify the latter of this decision, so that he can be informed that the hospitalisation regime then becomes that provided for by the articles L. 3213-7 and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-31

…chamber and the trial courts in cases where the provisions of Article 706-136. In this case, when informed of the lifting of an involuntary hospitalisation in accordance with Article D. 47-30, the pub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Allocation of seats

Article R2344-1

The number of seats on the special negotiating body and the European works council set up in the absence of an agreement for each of the States mentioned in Article L. 2341-1 is set according to the f…

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