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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6325-3

The territorial councillor who holds other electoral mandates or who sits in this capacity on the board of directors of a local public establishment or of the Centre national de la fonction publique t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6325-4

The resolutions provided for in this section shall be adopted by an absolute majority of the members of the Territorial Council.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6325-2

I. - The members of the territorial council receive, for the effective exercise of their functions, an indemnity fixed by the territorial council by reference to the amount of the salary corresponding…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Implementation of placement under mobile electronic surveillance

Article R61-32

The total duration of placement under mobile electronic surveillance ordered by the trial court as part of a socio-judicial follow-up may not exceed, taking into account, where applicable, the renewal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Implementation of placement under mobile electronic surveillance

Article R61-33

When the sentence enforcement judge makes a decision to place a person under mobile electronic surveillance, pursuant to the fourth paragraph of article 763-3, this measure may only concern an adult w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special rules

Article R221-1

The person appointed by the judge to hear the minor, pursuant to article 388-1 of the Civil Code, is allocated, in addition to the reimbursement of his or her travel expenses calculated in accordance…

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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 D147-32

At the beginning of each month, the prison registry sends the public prosecutor a copy of the criminal record of persons sentenced to a custodial sentence of seven years or more, or, if the person has…

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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 D147-36

The expert opinion provided for in article 723-31 may not be ordered if the convicted person's individual file contains an expert report dating back less than two years, ordered where applicable when…

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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 D147-33

The public prosecutor checks whether the person is a person convicted of a crime or offence mentioned in article D. 147-31 and against whom socio-judicial supervision has not been ordered. When this i…

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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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