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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article D3331-3

The length of service of the persons mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 3332-2 that may be required by the regulations is counted from the date on which the individual contract takes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article R3311-3

The provisions of this Title also apply to the persons mentioned in Articles L. 3312-2 and L. 3312-3.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: The Departmental Director of Fire and Rescue Services

Article L1424-32

Each departmental or territorial fire and rescue service is placed under the authority of a departmental director of fire and rescue services, assisted by a deputy departmental director.The department…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: The Departmental Director of Fire and Rescue Services

Article L1424-33

The departmental director of fire and rescue services is placed under the authority of the State representative in the department for:- the operational management of the fire and rescue service and it…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-6

…offences or offences for which the procedure for prosecution is provided by a special law. Notwithstanding the first paragraph of this Article, Articles 393 to 397-5 shall apply to the offences provid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-4

…n be placed or kept in detention by a specially reasoned decision. The provisions of articles 148-2 and 471, second paragraph, are applicable. The court shall rule within four months of the appeal by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-5

In all cases provided for in this paragraph and notwithstanding the provisions of articles 550 et seq, witnesses may be summoned without delay and by any means. When they are summoned orally by a judi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-7

…jurisdiction of an investigating division when there is no such division within the judicial court and the elements of the case appear to him to require a measure of pre-trial detention, it may reque…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-2

…plexity of the case justifies the court assigning a judge from the competent investigating division and there is no division within the judicial court, this appearance must take place before the inves…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 393-1

If the public prosecutor proceeds as stated in articles 394 to 396 and in article 397-1-1, the victim must be notified by any means of the date of the hearing. Article 391 is applicable.

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