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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-40

…eemed to have been granted unless the public prosecutor decides otherwise. The use of this software and the authorisation of the competent public prosecutor or investigating court are mentioned in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-41

The implementation and updating of the software mentioned in article 230-20 are supervised by a senior prosecuting magistrate, appointed for three years by order of the Minister of Justice, and assist…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-39

…either by the heads of the territorial services of the national police, or by the heads of the active services at the police prefecture or, where applicable, the police prefect, or by the heads of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L6324-1

In the premises, places, installations and vehicles to which they have access pursuant to article L. 1421-2, as well as in public places, the medical inspectors of public health and the inspectors of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L6324-2

…ed for in article L. 6322-2 ; 2° Failing to meet the deadline stipulated in the same article; 3° Demanding or obtaining any form of consideration during this period. III.Legal entities held criminally…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° References to the mayor of the commune and to the mayor are replaced by the reference to the district chief; 2° With the exception…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-1

…the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R364-5

The Territorial Assembly of the Wallis and Futuna Islands shall render the opinion provided for in Article L. 312-2 within one month of its referral by the High Administrator of the Wallis and Futuna…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D364-6

Articles D. 312-3 to D. 312-5-3 and D. 312-8-1 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2022-963 of 29 June 2022.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R364-3

…the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless…

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