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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing the European arrest warrant.

Article 695-17

…ffice has been informed of the arrest of the requested person, it shall without delay send the Minister for Justice a copy of the arrest warrant transmitted to the judicial authority of the executing…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing the European arrest warrant.

Article 695-16

…request of the court or of its own motion, in accordance with the rules and under the conditions determined by the articles 695-12 to 695-15. In the absence of a waiver of the benefit of the principl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Availability and consultation of the electoral roll

Article R7343-11

At the end of a period of eight days following the posting of the election results, the extract from the electoral roll may no longer be consulted.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Availability and consultation of the electoral roll

Article R7343-10

…o voting operations. This extract, which gives the surnames, first names and SIREN numbers of the voters, may also be consulted on the premises of the Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Destination of ashes

Article L2223-18-1

After cremation, the ashes are pulverised and collected in a cinerary urn with a plaque on the outside bearing the identity of the deceased and the name of the crematorium.Pending a decision on the de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Initial training

Article D1442-10-1

…e industrial tribunal.Within eight days of receiving this information, the Registrar will send a letter to the employer of the employee councillor informing them of the date on which the councillor's…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies.

Article R532-12-1

The total assets of the AIFs mentioned in IV and VI of Article L. 532-9:1° Do not exceed the threshold of 100 million euros, including assets acquired through the use of leverage; or2° Does not exceed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies.

Article R532-16-1

The period of time after which the AMF's silence on applications for professional certification from bodies that organise examinations to verify the professional knowledge of individuals placed under…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Use of fixed-term usage contracts

Article 122-15

…s of financial aid with their obligations relating to the conditions for the use of customary fixed-term contracts, as provided for in 3° of Article L. 1242-2 of the Labour Code, when it is aware or h…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Provisions applicable to wards of the State.

Article 1261-1

…efore the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the order is made. The court clerk summons the interested parties to the hearing by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The provisions…

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