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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications

Article 100-2

This decision is taken for a maximum period of four months. It may only be renewed under the same conditions of form and duration, without the total duration of the interception exceeding one year or,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R298

Article R. 73 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 73.-Where the communication of notices of conviction is provided for by international conventions, copies of the records are drawn up and sent by the regis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-91

If the requirements of the information relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 require it, the examining magistrate may authorise judicial police offic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-93

Only the expenses mentioned in article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-11

On the occasion of the general renewal of the councillors to the Assembly of French Guyana, the president or any vice-president delegated by the latter who, in order to exercise his mandate, had cease…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-10

At the end of his or her term of office, the President of the Assembly of French Guyana or any Vice-President delegated by him or her who, in order to carry out his or her term of office, has ceased h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-9

At the end of their term of office, the elected representatives referred to in article L. 7125-7 benefit, at their request, from a refresher course organised within the company, taking into account ch…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of offices in the Martinique Assembly and the Executive Council

Article R7227-6

In the case of part-time work, the credit of hours is reduced in proportion to the ratio between the hours set out in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the provisio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of offices in the Martinique Assembly and the Executive Council

Article R7227-3

The provisions of articles R. 7227-1 and R. 7227-2 are applicable, where they do not benefit from more favourable provisions, to civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the general civil service…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of offices in the Martinique Assembly and the Executive Council

Article R7227-1

In order to benefit from the time required to attend and participate in the sittings and meetings referred to in article L. 7227-1, the assembly councillor or executive councillor, who is an employee,…

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