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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L71-111-14

…tments of the local authority resulting from the partnership contracts provided for in l'article L. 1414-1;8° An appendix showing the debt related to the investment portion of partnership contracts;9°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L72-101-14

…tments of the local authority resulting from the partnership contracts provided for in l'article L. 1414-1;8° An appendix showing the debt relating to the investment portion of partnership contracts;9…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Appraisal of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-14

An individual file concerning the activity of each customs officer authorised to carry out judicial police missions is kept permanently at the public prosecutor's office at the Paris court of appeal.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-14

For the application of 1° and 2° of Article 706-53-5, the proof referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 53-8-13 is delivered or sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-14-4

The President of the Examining Magistrate's Chamber, after requesting the Public Prosecutor's written submissions, makes a reasoned order within three months. This order is notified to the Public Pros…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-14-2

I.-The public prosecutor responsible for, pursuant to the provisions of the sixth paragraph of Article 706-54 and the second paragraph of Article 706-54-1, order the deletion of data relating to the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-14-3

The competent magistrate must inform the interested party of his decision by registered letter within three months of receipt of the request, either by himself or by the public prosecutor of the inter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Right of access and request for rectification or deletion

Article R53-21-14

After requesting the public prosecutor's written submissions, the liberty and custody judge makes a reasoned decision within three months. The order is notified to the public prosecutor and, by regist…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-14

Where the formalities and procedures expressly indicated by the issuing authority in the European Investigation Order cannot be complied with, the magistrate to whom the matter has been referred shall…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to pledges of securities registered in a shared electronic recording device

Article R211-14-1

I.-If the issuer or its authorised agent responsible for registering the financial instruments in the shared electronic registration system in accordance with article R. 211-3 is not a person authoris…

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