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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D27

The examining magistrate in charge of a new investigation or called upon to replace his colleague in the event of impediment or change of post, is designated under the following conditions.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D30

The president of the court may draw up a rota designating the investigating judges provisionally responsible for information that may arise at night, on Sundays and public holidays.The final appointme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D31

The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply:1° Where there is only one examining magistrate;2° Where there is an investigation involving an accused under the age of eighteen and there is only one…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D28

The president of the court, having received the opening indictment and the attachments in the case of new information, forwards the file together with his decision to the designated investigating judg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Placement outside prison, semi-liberty, electronic surveillance and temporary absences

Article D138

The continuation of semi-liberty may be subject to one or more of the obligations or prohibitions mentioned in articles 131-36-2, 132-44 and 132-45 of the Penal Code, which the sentence enforcement ju…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Placement outside prison, semi-liberty, electronic surveillance and temporary absences

Article D137

Sentenced persons admitted to the semi-liberty regime pursuant to the provisions of articles 132-25 of the Penal Code and 723-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure undertake to comply with the condition…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope and implementation

Article D2341-1

Video-conference meetings of the European Works Council on the basis of Article L. 2341-12 are held under the conditions laid down in Articles D. 2325-1-1 et seq.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article D2333-2

Video-conference meetings of the Group Works Council on the basis of Article L. 2334-2 are held under the conditions set out in Articles D. 2325-1-1 et seq.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6162-7

When the Prefect is unable to be represented, the meeting is chaired by the oldest member belonging to the categories mentioned in 4° and 5° of article L. 6162-7 and in 2° and 3° of article D. 6162-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public health policy coordination committees

Article D1443-5

For the application of the second paragraph of article D. 1432-17 to La Réunion, the words: "D. 1432-15" are replaced by the words: "D. 1443-3".

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