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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for pre-trial detention

Article R31

…f the court of appeal within two months of receipt of the registered letter provided for in Article R. 28. The clerk's office of the court of appeal notifies the applicant by registered letter with ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-3

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 3121-11, the employer communicates, by any means giving a date certain, to the employees concerned the individual scheduling of on-call per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deratting and disinsectisation of premises.

Article R3116-12

The use of prohibited toxic gases to destroy insects or rats in residential or other premises, or to disinfect such premises, is punishable by a 5th class fine. A repeat offence under this article is…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-5-1

…before the expiry date of the approval. The Minister ensures that the conditions set out in article R. 131-3 continue to be met. He shall also ensure that, during the previous period, the Republican C…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special rules

Article R216

…h person appointed as an ad hoc administrator, where they are on the list provided for in l'article R. 53 or that the provisions of article R. 53-6, for all costs incurred in defending the interests o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-358

…e obligations; 2° Leave in respect of reduced working hours under the conditions defined in article R. 6152-801 ; 3° Recuperation days for periods of additional working time, standby duty and travel w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Agreement on the duration of the contract

Article R6222-9

The tripartite agreement provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 6222-7-1 is not required in the cases provided for in articles L. 6222-11 and L. 6222-12-1, in 2° of article L. 6222-37 and in…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1521-1

I.-Articles R. 1110-8 to R. 1110-14 are applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1215 of 2 October 2020 relating to the procedure applicable to refusa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R269

A article R. 43, after the first paragraph, the following paragraph is inserted: "If the accused resides on an island that is not served by a regular postal service, he must pay the fine and the fixed…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE WHEN THE CONSIDERATION OF AN ASYLUM APPLICATION IS UNDER THE COMPETENCE OF ANOTHER STATE

Article R573-1

Without prejudice to the second paragraph of Article 11-1 of Decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, the authority competent to renew the asylum application certificate pursuant to Article L. 571-1, is…

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