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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Members of the criminal jury

Article R146

When a juror is unable to meet the costs of his or her travel, he or she shall be issued, if he or she so requests and upon presentation of an order issued by the president of the judicial court of hi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Making information available to the public

Article R5232-20

The information provided for in I and II of Article L. 5232-5 shall be made available in a dematerialised format, accessible free of charge and reusable in such a way as to allow aggregation. To this…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Specific procedures

Article R375

When the claim for compensation is brought before the commission sitting in Mayotte, the two-month period provided for in Article R. 50-17 is increased by : 1° One month for persons residing in France…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R284-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The references to the prefect are replaced by the reference to the senior administrator of the territory of the Wallis and Futuna…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Probationary measures

Article R615-4

The seizure, whether descriptive or real, provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 615-5 shall be ordered by the president of one of the judicial courts referred to in Article D. 631-2, with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-34

For each election, electronic voting operations are supervised by a national electronic voting office, the chairman of which is appointed by order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Health…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-5-4

The report mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 2224-5-3 also states the use of the right of pre-emption for the preservation of the quality of water resources intended for human consumption…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-13

The Departmental Directorate for Employment, Labour and Solidarity sends the structure concerned the list of persons declared eligible for the check and the supporting documents requested using the te…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28-1

The following documents are appended to the delegation contract: 1° The contract of republican commitment mentioned in article L. 131-8 ; 2° A presentation of the national strategy to promote the prin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-22

I.. - The appropriate disclosure of the identity of account holders provided for in the second paragraph of V of Article L. 312-20 is organised by Caisse des dépôts et consignations on the basis of th…

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