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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3 : The volunteer fire-fighting officer, contact for volunteers

Article R1424-20-2

The volunteer fire officer mentioned in 5° of article R. 1424-19 provides the management of the fire and rescue service with his knowledge and experience of voluntary service. He may be entrusted with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-27

Software covered by this chapter may only be authorised by decree in the Conseil d'Etat issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés. This decree shall spe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-26

Software covered by this chapter may under no circumstances be used for the purposes of administrative investigations, nor for any purpose other than that defined in article 230-20.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-25

…he software covered by this chapter:1° Employees of the departments mentioned in article 230-20, individually designated and specially empowered, for the sole purposes of the investigations referred t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-20

…ry enquiries, flagrante delicto enquiries or investigations carried out under a rogatory commission;2° Procedures for investigating the causes of death or disappearance provided for by the articles 74…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-24

…ist in the application of Article 230-23. This magistrate may act ex officio or at the request of private individuals. He shall have direct access to such software for the performance of his duties.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-21

…ments mentioned in article 230-20. When data is used which may indirectly reveal the identity of individuals, this identity may only be revealed once the matching operations have been carried out, and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-22

…three years. Personal data that may come to light as a result of the investigations referred to in 2° of the same article shall be deleted as soon as the investigation has enabled the missing person…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-23

Without prejudice to the supervisory powers granted to the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés by the aforementioned loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978, the processing of personal data…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2403

The resolutory action established by article 1654 may not be exercised after the extinction of the seller's special mortgage, or in the absence of registration of such mortgage, to the prejudice of th…

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