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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-24

…e 712-21, the sentence enforcement judge or court may, in accordance with the provisions of Article D. 574, ask the prison integration and probation service to carry out a socio-educational summary of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-156

…r who is a member of the medical team meeting the conditions mentioned in 1° of I and II of article D. 6124-155. However, the permanence and continuity of care may be ensured, outside of the daytime s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident

Article D1226-4

…months, the total period of compensation does not exceed that applicable in application of articles D. 1226-1 and D. 1226-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Supplementary provisions

Article D3154-1

…stablishment of an insurance or financial guarantee scheme under the conditions set out in articles D. 3154-2 to D. 3154-4, when the rights recorded in the time savings account reach the highest amoun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Access to documents and information

Article D3171-15

The documents mentioned in articles D. 3171-7 to D. 3171-13 may be in electronic format where equivalent control guarantees are maintained. In the event of automated processing of nominative data, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coordination committees.

Article D1432-11

The natural or legal persons mentioned in Articles D. 1432-1 and D. 1432-6, responsible for proposing or appointing full and alternate representatives, shall communicate their names to the Director Ge…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-47

…utive Council attaches the warrants and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in Articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the accounting officer of the Corsica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article D6213-4

…ng conditions:1° Articles R. 3111-1 to R. 3123-8 are not applicable to Saint-Barthélemy;2° Articles D. 3142-1 to D. 3142-5 are not applicable to Saint-Barthélemy.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article D593-5

For the application of this book to Saint-Martin: 1° In article D. 521-12, the words: "as well as the state of progress of the procedures for determining the State responsible for examining the asylum…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-6

…ided for in article L. 1142-9, must be implemented as soon as the result level mentioned in article D. 1142-3 is less than seventy-five points. They are published on the company website where one exis…

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