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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-42

If judicial supervision includes placement under mobile electronic monitoring and the sentenced person refuses to have the monitoring device fitted before his release, in accordance with the provision…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-14

The costs of resources and services, other than those provided directly by a supplier, provided by the Banque de France to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, and charged to the latt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6233-1

The provisions of articles D. 6232-1 to D. 6232-12 are applicable to the consultation of electors, subject to the replacement of the last two paragraphs of article D. 6232-1 by the following paragraph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bodies

Article R4021-8

The president of the Agence nationale du développement professionnel continu is the president of the general meeting of the founding members of the public interest grouping referred to in article R. 4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local conciliation commission.

Article R6142-20

If no agreement is reached within two months of the committee meeting, the Prefect shall refer the matter to the Ministers for Higher Education and Health. Subject to the provisions of article L. 6142…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-401

The provisions which require consultation of the establishment's medical committee or its chairman, as well as those which provide for the proposal or opinion of the head of the department or, failing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-149

The concentrations of the chemical agents present in the atmosphere of the workplaces listed in the following table must not exceed, in the workers' breathing zone, the occupational exposure limit val…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 357

Plenary adoption confers on the child the name of the adopter.In the event of the adoption of a child by a couple, or the adopters choose, by joint declaration, the surname devolving on the child: eit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Disciplinary sanctions

Article R222-39

In the event of a breach of articles L. 222-5, L. 222-7, L. 222-10, L. 222-12 to L. 222-14, L. 222-17, L. 222-18, R. 222-35 and R. 222-36 as well as the provisions of the sports agents' regulations en…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-7

Subject to the provisions of article L. 6145-12, unclaimed items are handed over, one year after the departure or death of their holder, to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in the case of sums o…

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