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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article R57-5-5

…of the prison or at the request of the detainee. It may also be terminated by order of the liberty and custody judge, acting ex officio, on the application of the public prosecutor or at the request…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-5-5

…ement of a sentence, submitted under the conditions laid down in Articles 702-1,703,710,775-1,775-2 and 778, shall be examined by the president of the competent court sitting as a single judge: 1° Eit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-1

…ocation of a registration number in the national register for the identification of natural persons and until this number is allocated, the national health identifier is the waiting identification num…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Common provisions

Article 518

The nature, extent and terms of the guarantee provided for in articles 514-5 and 517 are specified by the decision which prescribes their constitution.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work carried out from a work plan

Article R4323-59

…or securely fixed rigid guardrails of appropriate strength, placed at a height of between one metre and 1.10 m and comprising at least : a) A stop plinth of 10 to 15 cm, depending on the height chosen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work carried out from a work plan

Article R4323-58

…out from a work surface designed, installed or equipped in such a way as to protect workers' health and safety. The workstation must be such that it allows the work to be carried out under ergonomic c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tobacco

Article 570

…° Grant each tobacconist a discount, the rates or amounts of which are regulated by decree for mainland France, on the one hand, and for Corsica, on the other. This discount includes all the direct or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-8

…hat any person, within the framework of the investigations mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 232-5 and in article L. 232-18-1, at the request of the investigators and subject to the preservation of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-8-1

…examinations deemed to be urgent, together with the conditions under which they must be carried out and the results delivered, are set by order of the Minister for Health.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article R123-208-8

…fine provided for 4th class contraventions. Failure to present the documents provided for in I, II and III of article R. 123-208-5, as well as failure to update the card authorising the exercise of a…

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