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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of prison sentences

Article 627-18

Where, pursuant to Article 103 of the Statute, the Government has agreed to receive a person sentenced by the International Criminal Court on the territory of the Republic in order for that person to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of prison sentences

Article 627-19

Upon arrival in France, the transferred person is presented to the public prosecutor of the place of arrival, who will question the person and draw up a report. However, if the examination cannot be c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of prison sentences

Article 627-20

If the sentenced person applies for work release, semi-liberty, reduction of sentence, splitting or suspension of sentence, home detention under electronic monitoring or conditional release, the appli…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Implementation costs

Article 694-50

The costs of executing European mutual assistance requests shall be borne by the executing State, except, where they may be considered exceptionally high, to be shared with the issuing State in the ev…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Warning of serious and imminent danger

Article L2312-60

A member of the staff delegation on the social and economic committee exercises the right to alert in situations of serious and imminent danger as well as in matters of public health and the environme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement.

Article L2372-6

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 2372-4, the managers of each of the companies participating in the cross-border operation negotiate with the special negotiating body wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3121-63

Fixed annual rates in hours or days over the year are introduced by a collective agreement at company or establishment level or, failing that, by a branch agreement or convention.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-62

Representation leave may be split into half-days. Its duration cannot be deducted from the annual paid leave and is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining paid leave entitl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-66

In the absence of an agreement concluded in application of article L. 3142-65, the following provisions apply: 1° The maximum total duration of leave is nine working days per year ; 2° The time limit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-60

When an employee is appointed as representative of an association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association or entered in the register of associations in application…

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