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

Article D49-92

The decision taken by the president of the judicial court or the judge delegated by him pursuant to the second paragraph of article 713-47 must, in the absence of provisional incarceration of the sent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-9

Within a maximum period of four months after the date of the examination, the chairman shall convene a meeting of the committee for the purpose of drawing up the list of officers for whom the committe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article A53-9

Any public or private person authorised to transmit documents in digital format in accordance with the second paragraph of Article D. 589, must strictly comply with the terms and conditions set out in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Payment transactions and declaration of fund transfers in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article D722-9

The provisions of EU Regulation No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Derogations in undertakings without a trade union delegate. - Provisions relating to the approval by employees of agreements negotiated by mandated employees

Article D2232-9

In the event of disagreement over the methods of organising the consultation chosen by the employer, the matter may be referred to the President of the Tribunal Judiciaire within eight days of the inf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint committees

Article D2261-9

The Minister for Labour may, in application of Article L. 2261-20, call a joint committee meeting.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2352-9

In order to distribute the seats allocated to each college between the trade union organisations, a quotient is calculated equal to the total number of elected representatives of this college in the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2372-9

In order to distribute the seats allocated to each college between the trade union organisations, a quotient is calculated equal to the total number of elected representatives of this college in the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article D2362-9

In order to distribute the seats allocated to each college between the trade union organisations, a quotient is calculated equal to the total number of elected representatives of this college in the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Benefits in kind

Article D3231-9

Where part of an employee's remuneration usually consists of the provision of food and accommodation or other benefits in kind, the guaranteed minimum cash wage is determined by deducting from the min…

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