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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Accounting provisions

Article D6365-2

Articles R. 3341-1, R. 3341-2 and D. 3342-1 to D. 3342-13 are applicable to the local authority.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Medals and honours

Article D1442-27

The honorary members of an industrial tribunal may attend, alongside the members of the court, the installation hearings and the formal hearing provided for in article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Health organisation

Article D382

When doctors working in the structures mentioned by the provisions of articles D. 115-3 and D. 115-6 of the Penitentiary Code consider that the state of health of a pre-trial detainee is not compatibl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Placement on the outside under the supervision of prison staff

Article D126

Sentenced persons admitted for work release may be employed outside the area assigned to the prison establishment on work controlled by the administration under the conditions set out in the provision…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Establishments in which pre-trial detention is carried out

Article D53

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of article D. 52, persons remanded in custody are held, for the duration of the investigation, in accordance with the terms of the warrant or court or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D604

For the application of the provisions of this code (simple decrees) in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the islands of Wallis and Futuna, the terms listed by articles 805 and R. 252 of this code an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Organisation and operation of the prison integration and probation service

Article D583

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 113-64 du code pénitentiaire, l'agrément de personnes bénévoles par le directeur du service pénitentiaire d'insertion est délivré après avis du juge…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Merger of communes.

Article D2573-4

The articles D. 2113-1 to D. 2113-12 and R. 2113-16 to R. 2113-22 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Transfers and extractions

Article D292

The provisions of Chapter V of Title I of Book II of the Penitentiary Code determine the conditions and procedures for the implementation of transfers and extractions of detained persons, particularly…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and powers

Article D821-2

Agreements between professional organisations or public and private service providers and consumer protection associations may be negotiated within the framework of the National Consumer Council.

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