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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder.

Article D47-30

Where the person in respect of whom one or more of the measures provided for in Article 706-136 is involuntarily hospitalised, either pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 3213-1 of the Public Heal…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions specific to entry 5: "intensive vascular neurology care".

Article D6124-30

In addition to the equipment mentioned in II of article D. 6124-27-1, the vascular neurology intensive care unit includes at least the equipment required to carry out X-ray and transcranial Doppler ex…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of movable property by public auction

Article A321-30

The council of auction houses shall ensure sufficient publicity, at least four months in advance, of the date set for the test, in particular by insertions in professional journals, by posting in its…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-30

The Public Prosecutor's Office at the court that issued the ruling shall continue to enforce the confiscation authorisation order once it has become final in accordance with the procedures set out in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedures for recovery of financial penalties.

Article D48-30

The provisions of articles 707-2 and 707-4 relating to the reduction in the amount of fines in the event of voluntary payment within one month are applicable to foreign pecuniary penalties when they a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-26

The minimum wage paid to an apprentice as provided for in article L. 6222-29 during the apprenticeship contract or period is set at: 1° For young people aged between sixteen and seventeen: a) 27% of t…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-30

When the wanted person appears, the investigating chamber establishes his or her identity and takes his or her statements, a record of which is drawn up. The hearing is public, unless publicity is lik…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-26

Each sub-committee is chaired for two and a half years by one of its members chosen alternately from the employers' and employees' colleges. The chairman is assisted by a vice-chairman from the other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-26

Each pair of candidates may draw up a circular and have it sent to the electorate, provided that the following conditions are met:1° Each pair of candidates may have only one circular sent to the elec…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-30

Information may be provided to employees by any means, specified by regulation, likely to make the date of its receipt by the employees certain. When the information is made by registered letter with…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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