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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-346

…1° One month for contracts of six months or less; 2° Two months for contracts of two years or less; 3° Three months in all other cases. Service completed on a discontinuous basis is taken into account…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Advances

Article R2393-36

The provisions of Sections 1 to 3 of Chapter I shall apply to subcontractors subject to the specific provisions of this paragraph.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules.

Article 382

…re also applicable to fines and value confiscation ordered for customs offences and contraventions. 3 (paragraph repealed). 4. When an offender dies before having paid the fines, confiscations and oth…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special rights reserved for customs.

Article 387

…the precautionary measures may be lifted if the party concerned provides security deemed sufficient.3. Applications for the validity or release of precautionary measures shall fall within the jurisdic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Members of the Management Board

Article D6143-35-3-1

The list of proposals for the appointment of a member of the non-medical staff to the Management Board drawn up by the Chairman of the Nursing, Rehabilitation and Medico-Technical Committee shall cont…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications

Article 100-3

The investigating judge or the judicial police officer assigned by him or, under the latter's supervision, the judicial police officer may request any qualified agent of a service or body placed under…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Designation of the Assize Court hearing the appeal

Article 380-14

…case of referral after cassation. Notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 380-1, in the event of an appeal against a decision of the assize court of an overseas department, N…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Designation of the Assize Court hearing the appeal

Article 380-15

If the appeal has not been lodged within the time limits laid down by law or relates to a judgment that is not subject to appeal, the First President of the Court of Appeal or the President of the Cri…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: The family council

Article 1234-3

The family council may only deliberate if at least half of its members are present. If this number is not reached, the judge may either adjourn the meeting or take the decision himself in an emergency…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Admission to the profession

Article R811-32

The application for registration of a company shall be accompanied by the documents mentioned in

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