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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XI: The prison integration and probation service

Article D580

The conditions under which the penitentiary integration and probation service communicates information concerning persons placed under judicial supervision to the judicial authority or reports on its…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII: Criminal provisions

Article R571-3

…rmediary in equity financing to comply with any of the obligations set out in Section 3 of Chapter VIII of Title IV is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Setting up and closing down the social and economic committee

Article R2313-1

When it takes a decision on the determination of the number and scope of separate establishments in application of article L. 2313-4, the employer shall inform each representative trade union organisa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Setting up and closing down the social and economic committee

Article R2313-4

When one of the employers mandated by the others takes a decision on the determination of the number and perimeter of separate establishments in application of article L. 2313-8, it shall bring this t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Setting up and closing down the social and economic committee

Article R2313-5

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment will take a decision within two months of receipt of the challenge. This decision is notified by registered letter w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Setting up and closing down the social and economic committee

Article R2313-3

Disputes are referred to the judicial court by means of an application. At the request of the court registry, the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Setting up and closing down the social and economic committee

Article R2313-2

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment will take a decision within two months of receipt of the challenge. This decision is notified by registered letter w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Setting up and closing down the social and economic committee

Article R2313-6

Disputes are referred to the judicial court by means of an application. At the request of the clerk's office, the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative

Article R3213-1

The time limit given to the expert by the Prefect of the département or, in Paris, the Prefect of the Police to produce the expert report provided for in article L. 3213-5-1 may not exceed ten days fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative

Article R3213-3

Medical certificates and opinions drawn up in application of the provisions of this chapter shall be precise and reasoned. They shall be typed. When they conclude that it is necessary to lift a full h…

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