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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-17

The data recorded in the electronic component provided for in Article R. 431-1, excluding the digitised image of fingerprints, are read by the processing mentioned in Article 1 of Decree No. 2019-452…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of the commune of Lyon (R).

Article R2513-4

The Lyon municipal social action centre is subject to the provisions of decree no. 95-562 of 6 May 1995 relating to municipal and inter-municipal social action centres and the municipal social action…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-59-1

…draft resolutions of the Board of Directors relating to the issues mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4°, 5° and 15° of article D. 211-59. They may be consulted by their chairman or by a majority of their members…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-22-1

…another European Union Member State for enforcement pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 728-15 ;

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-23

Nurses registered on the list referred to in article L. 4311-15 may wear the respective badge in accordance with the model drawn up by the Minister for Health, the use of which is exclusively reserved…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Insurance and bonding of sworn commodity brokers

Article R131-8

…ying the name of the credit institution with which the account provided for in 1° of article L. 131-15 as well as the number of this account, the amount and duration of the guarantee granted and any r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Geolocation

Article D15-1-7

…2, request any qualified official from the departments, units or bodies referred to in l'article D. 15-1-5.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-16

In the cases provided for in Articles L. 511-15 and L. 511-15-1, the funds repayable from the public referred to in Article L. 312-2 and the other repayable funds are repaid by the credit institution…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Failure to comply with obligations to declare or pay electronically

Article 1738

…appendices using a procedure other than that required shall result in the application of a fine of €15 per document, without the total of the fines applicable to the documents that must be filed simul…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-2

When the right to organise bets is granted by a sports federation or by an organiser of sports events mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 331-5 to betting operators holding the authorisatio…

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