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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-56

For the implementation of 2° of Article 695-24 in the context of the surrender procedures provided for in this section, the execution of the arrest warrant may be refused if the person sought for the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-57

Surrender shall not be granted to a State that is not a member of the European Union if the offence for which surrender is requested is of a political nature, unless it is an offence referred to in Ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-54

…e that is not a member of the European Union shall be refused. The last two paragraphs of Article 695-47 do not apply to surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2412-5

…e staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee before expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or unfitness certified by the occupational physician, or on expiry of the term…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-5

…dinary Council and of the Disciplinary Boards ends on the date on which the results of the election to renew their seats are announced. Outgoing members of the Disciplinary Councils or Boards, whether…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tobacco

Article 572

…by manufacturers and approved suppliers. For each package, the retail price of the product is equal to this single price multiplied by the capacity of the package, then rounded up to the nearest multi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Guarantee of gold, silver and platinum materials

Article 521

Manufacturers of gold, silver or platinum articles are subject to the guarantee legislation provided for in this chapter, not only in respect of their own production but also for articles which they h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-522

…m a duly diagnosed condition which, with the exception of the pathologies mentioned in article R. 6152-523, on the list drawn up pursuant to article 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-527

When the interests of the service so require, an assistant recruited in application of article R. 6152-503 may be immediately suspended from his duties, on a temporary basis, by the director of the es…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-519

Assistants are entitled to : 1° Annual leave of twenty-five working days; 2° To leave granted as part of the reduction in working hours; 3° To days of recuperation for periods of additional working ti…

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