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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D51

In accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of article 132-43 of the Criminal Code, the prohibitions on contact or appearance provided for by 9°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 18° and 18° bis of articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D52

Detainees who are on remand for one cause and convicted for another shall be subject to the same regime as convicted prisoners, except that they shall benefit from the advantages and facilities grante…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D52-1

In cases where, under the provisions of this Code, it is provided that requests for acts or measures useful to the investigation, requests for release, applications for annulment, appeals, appeals or…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

Under the conditions set out in this Title, administrative penalties may be imposed on persons who have failed to comply with the obligations resulting for them from: 1° Provisions adopted for the app…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Dissolution or suspension of activity of an association or de facto group whose purpose is to support a sports association

Article R332-11

If the Minister for the Interior refers a proposal to dissolve an association or de facto group mentioned in article L. 332-18 to the Commission, the Commission will issue its opinion within one month…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-34

The four-month period provided for in I and II of Article L. 752-17 runs from receipt of the appeal by the secretariat of the national commission. At least fifteen days before the meeting of the natio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Central bodies

Article R6147-5-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first two paragraphs of Article R. 6146-12, the members of the Nursing, Rehabilitation and Medico-Technical Care Commission of the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bodies

Article R4021-13

I.-The independent scientific commissions of the National Agency for Continuing Professional Development are :1° The independent scientific commission for doctors, which is made up of two sub-sections…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article L551-14

…hen the foreign national has not lodged an appeal against the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory taken in application of 4° of article L. 611-1, at the end of the month during w…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article L551-11

The accommodation for asylum seekers provided for in Chapter II ends at the end of the month during which the applicant's right to remain on French territory ended, under the conditions provided for i…

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