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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Conditional release for foreign nationals sentenced to a custodial penalty and subject to a deportation order

Article L722-11

The sentence enforcement judge or the sentence enforcement court may decide on the conditional release of a foreign national sentenced to a custodial sentence and who is the subject of a decision ment…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article 706-117

…o has, during the proceedings, the prerogatives conferred on the curator or guardian by article 706-113. These prerogatives are also granted to the future protection agent.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Information and consultation procedure instituted by agreement.

Article L2342-11

Where, instead of setting up a European Works Council, the special negotiating body opts for the establishment of one or more information and consultation procedures, the agreement shall lay down the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to the various councils.

Article L4233-11

Subject to the provisions of article L. 4234-6 of this Code and the Decree in Council of State issued in application of article L. 145-4 of the Social Security Code, only pharmacists of French nationa…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Electronic catalogues

Article R2362-11

Electronic catalogues shall be drawn up by candidates or tenderers in accordance with the technical specifications and format provided by the purchaser. They shall comply with the requirements applica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-11

The president, by delegation of the departmental council , may be entrusted, for the duration of his mandate, with taking any decision concerning the preparation, award, performance and settlement of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: Decisions of the guardianship judge

Article 1180-14

At the request of any interested party or ex officio, the judge may order that the examination of the application give rise to a debate, in particular when articles 387, 387-3, 387-4 and 387-5 of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the committee provided for in article 16-2

Article R15-11

The committee shall carry out or have carried out, either by one of its members or by rogatory commission, all useful investigative measures, in particular, if necessary, the hearing of the claimant w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-11

Officers appointed as radiation protection inspectors pursuant to articles R. 1333-168 and R. 1333-169 may be authorised, by the administrative authority that is entitled to appoint them, to investiga…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of accelerated safeguard measures

Article R628-11

The debtor, the public prosecutor, the administrator or the mandataire judiciaire may apply to the court at any time to rule on the draft plan or to close the proceedings. When the matter is referred…

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