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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-14

The situation of the persons mentioned in Article 706-53-13 is examined, at least one year before the date set for their release, by the multidisciplinary committee on security measures provided for i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-14

…uspended until such information or documents are produced. In urgent cases, the Minister for Health may authorise immediate implementation. Decisions relating to the matters set out in 2°, 6°, 7°, 10°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-108

…5121-12-1 as referred to in Article L. 5121-12 or a registration as referred to in Article L. 5121-13 or an authorisation as referred to in 12° or 13° of Article L. 5121-1 or which is not a medicinal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline

Article R811-53

The automatic termination of the provisional suspension pursuant to Article L. 811-13 and the decisions ending the provisional suspension are immediately notified by the public prosecutor to the court…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article R6154-2

Non-tenured employees mentioned in 3° of article 1 of decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to teaching and hospital staff in hospitals and university centres, who are self-employed, are n…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative police measures

Article R521-3

…strative authority mentioned in articles L. 521-4, L. 521-5, L. 521-7, L. 521-10, L. 521-12, L. 521-13, L. 521-14, L. 521-16, L. 521-20 and L. 521-23 is the Prefect or, in Paris, the Prefect of Police…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Principle of free administration

Article R1111-1-D

…rs of the college constituting it are bound by professional secrecy in compliance with articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code and to professional discretion in respect of all facts, in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Voting and electoral operations.

Article R723-14

The members of the committee provided for in article L. 723-13 proceed with the counting of the ballot papers contained in the ballot box. The envelopes used to send the votes and the list of voters w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article D2411-7

…2122-4 and L. 2122-7, in the first and second paragraphs of article L. 2122-8 and article L. 2122-13, apply to the election of the chairman of the trade union commission. The chairman's term of offi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-14

I.-The Corsican sustainable planning and development plan may be amended, on a proposal from the executive council, when the changes envisaged do not have the effect of undermining its general economy…

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