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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-61

Employees made available by a temporary employment agency to a public legal entity are subject to the rules governing the organisation and operation of the department in which they work and to the obl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-60

…known as missions, in the following cases only: 1° Temporary replacement of a member of staff due to sick leave, maternity leave, parental leave or parental presence leave, temporary part-time work,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Receipt of applications for judicial review decisions

Article 696-68

Where, before transmitting the decision to place the person under judicial supervision and the certificate, the competent authority of the issuing State consults the public prosecutor in cases where,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Receipt of applications for judicial review decisions

Article 696-66

The Public Prosecutor shall receive requests for the recognition and enforcement in the territory of the French Republic of judicial supervision orders issued by the competent authorities of other Mem…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Receipt of applications for judicial review decisions

Article 696-67

The competent public prosecutor is the one in whose jurisdiction the habitual and lawful residence of the person placed under judicial supervision is located or the one where the person requests to re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Receipt of applications for judicial review decisions

Article 696-69

…days of receipt of the request and the decisions provided for in Article 696-66, the public prosecutor shall submit the request, together with his or her submissions, to the liberty and custody judge…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-6

Visits to persons may consist of palpation or a search of their clothing, luggage and any other personal belongings, excluding any full search. With the person's written consent, they may also be test…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630-6

In addition to the amount of the specific contractual termination indemnity, the agreement also sets the date on which the practitioner's contract will end. This will take place at the earliest one da…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-6

…ade on the basis of articles 628-2 or 628-3 by which an examining magistrate decides whether or not to relinquish jurisdiction or the Paris examining magistrate decides whether or not he has jurisdict…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 6: Border checks and presentation of identity documents

Article 67

Customs officers shall carry out border checks under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title II and Chapter II of Title III of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Co…

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