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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-34

Municipalities and persons responsible for bathing waters shall ensure that the public is involved in the implementation of the provisions of this section, by informing them of the possible ways in wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Training obligation

Article D722-34

Continuing education is organised under the responsibility of the Ecole nationale de la magistrature.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Annual activity report for electricity concessions

Article D2224-34

The electricity distribution organisations mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 2224-31 and suppliers of electricity at the regulated tariffs mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVIII : Proceedings and decisions on lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder

Article D47-34

This obligation to provide care may only be ordered if, at the time the decision is made, it appears from the information in the file and in particular the medical opinion concerning the convicted per…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-34

The sentence enforcement judge may, without proceeding with the adversarial debate provided for in Article 712-6, declare by reasoned order that a request for sentence adjustment is inadmissible pursu…

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

Article D48-34

Articles 108 to 110 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management are applicable to foreign financial penalties.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-34

In order to assess the need for judicial supervision, the sentence enforcement judge and the public prosecutor may, in accordance with the provisions of Article 723-31, order a medical examination, th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: The national financial intelligence unit

Article D561-34

I. - The TRACFIN department is headed by a Director and a Deputy Director. They are assisted by a legal adviser and his deputy, both of whom are seconded judicial officers. The Director has the rank o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Other service providers

Article D775-34

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D3141-34

The employer shall provide the employee, prior to his departure on leave or on the date of termination of his contract, with a certificate in duplicate enabling the employee to prove his entitlement t…

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