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Showing 10111020 of 1715 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – point 145

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appearance of the accused

Article 416

…his lawyer, will be heard at his home or at the prison in which he is being held, by a magistrate appointed for this purpose, accompanied by a court clerk. A record is made of this examination. The de…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to customs offices and brigades.

Article 52

1. The municipal administrations and, in their absence, those of the department are required, when requisitioned by the heads of the customs service, to designate the houses and sites suitable for the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Transfers from one court to another

Article 662

In criminal, correctional or police matters, the Criminal Division of the Cour de cassation may relinquish jurisdiction of any investigating or trial court and refer the hearing of the case to another…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 133

…d, where appropriate, a ruling on his remand in custody under the conditions laid down by l'article 145. Failing this, the person shall be released. The provisions of Article 126 shall apply. If the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-14

…'s observations and those of his lawyer, or after an adversarial hearing in accordance with Article 145. The decision is read out to the person under investigation. It may also be decided, without any…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Referees and judges

Article D211-101

…e, awareness training in the fight against cardiac arrest and in lifesaving techniques based on the guidelines drawn up by the Ministry of the Interior's Directorate General for Civil Security. At the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cultural identity: powers of the territorial collectivity of Corsica in terms of education and culture

Article L4424-8

…le du sport intended for local sports groups and distributed regionally within the framework of the guidelines defined by the agency's bodies.They are allocated by deliberation of the Assembly of Cors…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
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Article L5111-6

…tal inter-municipal cooperation scheme mentioned in article L. 5210-1-1 or with the rationalisation guidelines referred to in III of the same Article L. 5210-1-1.This Article does not apply to the cre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-10

…e L. 4622-2, the obligation to provide the core set of services set out in Article L. 4622-9-1, the guidelines of the national policy on the protection and promotion of health and safety at work and t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Jurisdiction of labour inspection officers

Article L8112-1

…hese provisions and stipulations.Labour inspection officers are involved in defining the collective guidelines and priorities of general interest for the labour inspection system set each year by the…

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