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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-22

As long as the enforcement of the sentence has not begun, the representative of the public prosecutor's office may, at any time, decide to withdraw the certificate, subject to article 728-22-1. He sha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Supervision of the activities of officers and agents of the judicial police

Article 229-1

In the event of serious professional misconduct or a serious breach of honour or probity by one of the persons mentioned in article 224 affecting the person's ability to carry out judicial police duti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-22

The automated processing of personal data, referred to in II of Article 515-11-1 and known as the "anti-rapprochement bracelet", is governed by Articles R. 631-6 to R. 631-14 of the Prison Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1st Subsection: General provisions

Article 223 H

I.-1. The parent company of the group shall subject to separate taxation at the rate provided for in the second paragraph of a of I of Article 219 the overall net income from the sale, concession or s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Work involving exposure to radiation

Article D4153-22

I.-It is forbidden to assign young people to work likely to expose them to artificial optical radiation and for which the results of the risk assessment show that there is the slightest possibility of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-22

The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities is chaired for two and a half years by one of its members, chosen alternately from the employers' and employees' colleges. The Chai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-22

At least two months before the date of the election, the State representative shall issue a call for candidates for the seats of the members to be elected. This call shall inform the electing pharmaci…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substantial difference

Article A212-222

For the supervision of mountaineering through the activity of high mountain guide, the substantial difference within the meaning of article R. 212-90-1 and 3° of article R. 212-93, likely to exist bet…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declaration

Article A212-221

In application of the provisions of articles R. 212-88 and R. 212-92, nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who wish to provide mo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-22-1

When a person placed under the supervision of the sentence enforcement judge has been convicted of a crime or an offence mentioned in article 706-47, this judge may, ex officio or at the request of th…

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