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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Content and duration of judicial supervision

Article D147-40-1

If judicial supervision includes a care order, this judge shall, before the sentenced person is released, designate the coordinating doctor so that the choice of treating doctor can, unless this is im…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Content and duration of judicial supervision

Article D147-37-1

If judicial supervision includes placement under mobile electronic monitoring, the sentence enforcement court or the sentence enforcement judge shall notify the sentenced person, before his release an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article D54-10-3

I.-On receipt of a complete application, the Autorité des marchés financiers will examine it and forward it within five working days to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for its opi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article D3334-3-1

Where the rules of the collective retirement savings plan provide for employees to join by default, the company shall inform each employee in accordance with the procedures set out in the plan rules.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Controls.

Article D814-42-1

The threshold mentioned in article R. 814-42 is set at ten terms.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Population of the municipality.

Article D2573-13-4

In addition, a new supplementary census may not be carried out for the same municipality after the allocation of a new fictitious population in the year following the first allocation and preceding th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-5

The chapters of budgets voted by function correspond:a) Investment section:- for expenditure and revenue that can be broken down, to group 90 "Breakdown of operations", completed by the number of one…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-7

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-2

The budget implementation period is limited to the same year to which that budget applies for the authorisation of expenditure and the issue of revenue vouchers.However, this period includes an additi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-6

The articles of the budgets voted by function correspond:a) Investment section:- for allocable expenditure and revenue, to group 90 "Allocated operations", completed by the most detailed subdivision o…

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