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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D571-3

The public prosecutor at the court that handed down the sentence shall be notified, either by the magistrate who takes the decision or, where the decision is taken by the criminal court, by the public…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Interministerial Commission for the Recognition of the State of Natural Disaster

Article D125-3

The Interministerial Commission for the Recognition of the State of Natural Disaster provided for in II of article L. 125-1-1 issues a simple opinion on each communal request for recognition of the st…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest with electronic surveillance and pre-trial detention

Article D32-31

Where, in accordance with the provisions of the seventh and ninth paragraphs of article 145, the liberty and custody judge orders the provisional incarceration of the person under investigation with a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Dismissal of fewer than ten employees within a thirty-day period

Article D1233-3

In the event of redundancies for economic reasons involving fewer than ten employees within the same thirty-day period, the employer must inform the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consum…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article Annexe de l'article R. 122-30

ISSUES FOR WHICH PROPOSALS FOR APPROPRIATE LICENCES ARE SUBMITTED TO MINISTERS I.-Minister responsible for national education -Centre national d'enseignement à distance (CNED) when it provides, on beh…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article D171-3

I - Aviation and aeronautical insurance policies taken out by aeronautical associations or federations, on their behalf or for the benefit of their members, are subject to the provisions of Titles I,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Agreements with host companies

Article D6325-31

Hosting an employee in companies other than those employing him/her is subject to an agreement between the employer, the host companies and the employee. The agreement specifies in particular 1° The t…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Financing arrangements for basic training for representatives of users of the healthcare system

Article D1114-39

Associations approved at national or regional level and appearing on the list referred to in II of article L. 1114-1 receive a public subsidy intended to finance the allowance paid to user representat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article D711-67-5

Establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry may initiate pooling initiatives and conclude agreements with each other for the purpose, in particular, of sharing skills or creatin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-3

For the application of the provisions of articles 39-1 and 39-2 of this code, the public prosecutor is an ex officio member of the territorial cooperation bodies for the prevention of delinquency ment…

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