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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-40-3

If the liberty and custody judge does not grant the investigating judge's request, this request, the liberty and custody judge's decision, the public prosecutor's opinion and, where applicable, the in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article R57-5-3

The examining magistrate or the liberty and custody judge shall specify the duration of the measure, which may not exceed that of the detention order, in the order by which he subjects a person to jud…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-176-3

A groupement forestier d'investissement may merge with a société d'épargne forestière, another groupement forestier d'investissement or a groupement forestier managing an estate whose forests are subj…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R511-16-3

Each of the persons who effectively directs the business of the credit institution or finance company within the meaning of Article L. 511-13 and each member of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring and control of posted workers

Article R1263-11-3

Before imposing a temporary suspension of the provision of services pursuant to Article L. 1263-4 or Article L. 1263-4-1, the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions

Article R1431-3-1

The Conseil supérieur de la prud'homie draws up a code of conduct for councillors, which is made public.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: High Council for Social Dialogue.

Article R*2122-3

At the end of the four-year electoral cycle provided for in articles L. 2122-5 and L. 2122-9, the minister responsible for labour presents the results recorded to the High Council for Social Dialogue…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies with fifty or more employees

Article R2143-3-1

When the credit of hours or the fraction of the credit of hours remaining is less than four hours, the trade union delegate and the central trade union delegate who benefit from it in respect of the h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-3

The members of the College are subject to the provisions of Article L. 1451-1. At each meeting, the members of the College shall state, if applicable, that they have a direct or indirect family, profe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Opinion of the college and compensation offer

Article R1142-63-32

I.-Where the College finds that there is no liability, it shall inform the claimant and the persons against whom the proceedings have been brought, as well as their insurers, by any means that ensures…

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