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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Different categories of detainees

Article D521

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 216-19 du code pénitentiaire, les personnes détenues prévenus majeurs âgés de moins de vingt et un ans participent à des activités d'enseignement, d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Health of prisoners

Article D401

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 216-22 du code pénitentiaire, les mères en détention ayant gardé leur enfant auprès de elles et qui sont des personnes prévenus ne peuvent être tran…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Monitoring and evaluation of prisons

Article D234

In accordance with the provisions of article D. 136-2 of the Penitentiary Code, the president of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction a penitentiary establishment is located and the public pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book III: Services

Article D321-2

The financial futures instruments referred to in section 7 of article L. 321-2 are those referred to in sections 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8 of article D. 211-1 A.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-7

The professional practice standard relating to knowledge of the entity and its environment and assessment of the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, approved by the Minister of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions required to practise as an orthopaedic technician

Article D4364-10

The following may practise the profession of orthopaedic orthotist:1° Holders of the French State orthopaedic orthotist diploma referred to in Article D. 4364-7 ;2° By way of derogation from the provi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Territorial Conference on Health and Autonomy

Article D1441-8

The plenary assembly of the Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Territorial Conference on Health and Autonomy brings together the members of the colleges defined in article D. 1441-6 as well as the members menti…

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

Article D40

Requests for expert reports, for the modification of an expert's mission or for the addition of a co-expert and observations concerning expert reports provided for in articles 156, 161-1, 161-2,167 an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Trial of offences

Article D46

When the criminal appeals chamber issues a committal order with deferred effect, the public prosecutor has the same prerogatives as the public prosecutor. If the date set for incarceration is brought…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D94

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 213-2 du code pénitentiaire, lorsqu'il suspend l'encellulement individuel d'une personne détenue en raison de sa personnalité, le chef de l'établiss…

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