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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisions applicable in the event of dismissal

Article D32-22

When a person who has been placed under house arrest with electronic surveillance is notified of a decision to dismiss the case, he or she shall be notified of his or her right to compensation, in acc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-24

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in I of Article L. 3121-33, the annual overtime quota is set at two hundred and twenty hours per employee. The first paragraph does not apply to the empl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Introduction of part-time working arrangements

Article D3123-2

The opinion of the social and economic committee provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 3123-26 for the implementation of part-time working hours is communicated, at its request, to the lab…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Driving self-propelled mobile work equipment and lifting work equipment

Article D4153-27

I. - It is prohibited to assign young people to drive self-propelled mobile work equipment and work equipment used for lifting. II. - The prohibition mentioned in I may be waived under the conditions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Driving self-propelled mobile work equipment and lifting work equipment

Article D4153-26

It is forbidden to assign young people to drive motor quadricycles and agricultural or forestry tractors that are not fitted with a roll-over protection structure, or with this structure in the folded…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-28

…9 of the Social Security Code, a representative of the pension and occupational health insurance fund. When several funds are located within the jurisdiction of the regional health agency, the two rep…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Foreign graduates working or employed by a young innovative company

Article D421-20

The list mentioned in articles L. 421-9 and L. 421-10 includes level I diplomas accredited by the Conférence des grandes écoles.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 7: Provisions applicable in the event of referral to the trial court

Article D32-24

…ticle 142-7. The investigating judge may also, in his committal order, order the measure to be lifted.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 7: Provisions applicable in the event of referral to the trial court

Article D32-25

If the person evades the obligations of house arrest with electronic surveillance while being brought before the trial court, the public prosecutor may refer the matter to the liberty and custody judg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 7: Provisions applicable in the event of referral to the trial court

Article D32-23

In accordance with the provisions of Article 179, in the event that the person under investigation is referred to the criminal court, the house arrest with electronic surveillance ends, unless the inv…

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