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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D47-11-4

In order to allow the public prosecutor to notify the head of the prison in accordance with articles D. 77 and D. 158, the family court judge or the children's judge shall inform this magistrate of de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-2

…an in accordance with the Insurance Code are those that fall within class of business 24 of article R. 321-1 of that Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for victims of violence and offences committed within a couple or within the family

Article D1-11-2

…ode or a mobile anti-seizure device pursuant to Articles 138-3 of this code or 132-45-1 du code pénal. The provisions of this article do not apply in the event of an escorted exit permit. Where a conv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-43-11

…enter into an open-ended contract with an integration workshop or site, as provided for in article L. 5132-15-1-1 , at the end of a minimum period of twelve months following the start of their pathwa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-3

…NAL GUIDELINES FOR HARM REDUCTION INITIATIVES AIMED AT SEX WORKERS I. - Reference framework Article L. 1181-1 of the present code, resulting from the law of 13 April 2016 aimed at strengthening the fi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-11

…373-2-12;6° Physical or psychological pressure or violence exerted by one of the parents on the other.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-4

…officer authorises these enforcement measures in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 1617-24.Oppositions, when the matter falls within the jurisdiction of the judicial courts, are ju…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1a: Personnel management

Article D712-11-2

…proposal for a private-law contract or public-sector employment contract as provided for in article L. 712-11-1 by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Within a maximum period of one mon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-7-1

Appendix 11-7-1: Competencies required for the validation of federal certifications for the purpose of supervising patients recognised as having a long-term illness, as referred to in article D 1172-2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-11

The departmental prefect shall request the repayment of all or part of the grant in the cases provided for in article 15 of décret n°99-1060 du 16 décembre 1999.

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