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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article D40-3

For the application of Articles 186 and 186-1, and for all transfers of files to the court of appeal, the copy of the information file provided for by Article 81 which must be sent to the public prose…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Bank.

Article R142-24

As part of its remit, the Observatory may instruct some of its members to study particular questions and, to this end, set up working or study groups from among its members, the terms of reference and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation decisions

Article R1333-125

The French Nuclear Safety Authority (Autorité de sûreté nucléaire) gives its decision on applications for authorisation within six months. This period may be extended twice for the same duration by th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Measures and conditions to which parolees are or may be subject

Article D533-1

If justified by the nature of the offences committed by the offender and his personality, the decision granting conditional release may specify that the offender will be subject to enhanced monitoring…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Performance by the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer of its tasks

Article R721-20

The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer opens current accounts with the French Treasury, credit institutions and post and telecommunications offices.The Supervisory Board may authorise any other body or p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Breastfeeding facilities

Article R4152-15

Children may only stay in the breastfeeding room for as long as is necessary for breastfeeding. No child suffering from or appearing to suffer from a contagious disease may be admitted to this room. M…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-2

Unless they are employed by a clerk of several commercial courts, salaried commercial court clerks may only carry out their duties within a single office.They may carry out the tasks devolved to comme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Departmental Commission for Intercommunal Cooperation

Article R5211-37

The Commission départementale de la coopération intercommunale may only validly deliberate if the number of members present is at least equal to half of the serving members of the panel. If this numbe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-24

If the National Council uses the tender procedure, it cannot negotiate with the tenderers. It may only ask them to specify the content of their tender. Where the national council uses the procedure wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Operating conditions

Article A743-3

The mandatory deposit accounts allocated to the various categories of funds may not be used for cash withdrawals, to make payment or credit cards available or to hold any direct debit authorisation. T…

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