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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Information concerning prisoners and their relations with the outside world

Article D428

…dicial authorities who are qualified to know about it. In accordance with dispositions de l'article D. 214-31 du code pénitentiaire, la communication de ces renseignements à des tiers par l'administra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D2224-35

The report provided for in Article D. 2224-34 takes into account the specific features of the missions of developing and operating public electricity distribution networks and supplying electricity at…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Parole application procedure

Article D523

…ay refer the matter to the sentence enforcement court if he considers that the measure may be granted. Unless it is intended to attach the benefit of the measure to one of the conditions provided for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Orders given by the judicial authority

Article D57

…detainee listed in the register of particularly high-profile detainees provided for in the article D. 223-11 du code pénitentiaire, police or gendarmerie forces are called in to reinforce the prison…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Parole application procedure

Article D526

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article D. 523, the sentence enforcement judge shall gather the information necessary to examine the application for conditional release. To this end, he may app…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D3

…cases.When such a fact is likely to give rise to investigations falling within the scope of Article D. 4, these judicial police officers shall immediately bring it to the attention of the departments…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D775-39

…the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 561-4-12022-110 of 1 February 2022D. 561-10-1No. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018D. 561-10-2no. 2020-177…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-15

The threshold mentioned in article L. 312-34 is set at €10,000 over a twelve-month period.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to the "paediatric critical care" modality

Article D6124-32

I. - The hospitalisation sector of the paediatric critical care unit includes a minimum number of beds determined as follows: 1° At least eight beds for the paediatric critical care unit referred to i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions concerning the translation of documents essential to the exercise of the defence

Article D594-9

If, by way of exception, the pleading has been the subject of an oral translation or an oral summary, in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 803-5, this shall be mentione…

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