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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Revitalisation by companies not subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-45

When a company mentioned in Article L. 1233-87makescollective redundancies, the Prefect(s) in the department(s) of the employment area(s) concerned shall assess whether the scale of the redundancies a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article 451 bis

For the purposes of this Code, all financial transactions carried out in France by or on behalf of natural and legal persons covered by Community regulations adopted pursuant to Article 215 of the Tre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-45

…e issuing State requests, under a European Investigation Order, the temporary transfer of a person detained in France, the judge hearing the case may, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 69…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-45

…uthority of the issuing Member State to send the person back to attend hearings concerning him or her. The decision shall be given at the hearing. It shall be immediately enforceable.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 696-45

…owed up, unless there are special considerations to the contrary, and subject to the obligation to return the exhibits and documents as soon as possible..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-45

…be necessary, the sentence enforcement judge may, by order made in accordance with the procedures set out in l'article 712-8, on the basis of a compliant application by the public prosecutor, decide…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-45

Where the conviction is for more than one offence and, for one of the reasons set out in articles 728-32 or 728-33, it cannot be recognised and enforced insofar as it relates to one or some of these o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-45

…to in the second paragraph of article 223 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget and accounting management shall be sent to the budget controller at least twice a year, before 31…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to materials and equipment

Article A322-45

Materials and equipment are well maintained.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1411-45

The Conference may be asked to appoint representatives to sit on other external bodies, committees or working groups. This appointment is made by a call for applications sent to all its members. Membe…

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