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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Automated processing of personal data known as "digital criminal records

Article R249-15

The right to object provided for in

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Automated processing of personal data known as "digital criminal records

Article R249-9

…minal file" to be implemented in each court. The purposes of this processing, which concerns adults and minors, are to: 1° To facilitate and improve the processing of criminal files by judges, court c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II ter: Provisions common to the commissions referred to in articles 1651, 1651 H and 1651 L bis

Article 1651 M

…rticle 1651 H or of the Commission nationale des taxes aéronautiques provided for in article 1651 L bis may call upon, at the taxpayer's request and expense, any person whose expertise is likely to en…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Copies

Article 1379

…an authentic writing is deemed reliable.A copy resulting from an identical reproduction of the form and content of the deed, and whose integrity is guaranteed over time by a process that complies with…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Entries in civil status registers

Article 28

Mention will be made, in the margin of the birth certificate, of administrative acts and declarations resulting in the acquisition, loss or reinstatement of French nationality. Mention will likewise b…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Entries in civil status registers

Article 28-1

…ns relating to nationality provided for in the previous article are automatically entered on copies and extracts with an indication of parentage of birth certificates or certificates drawn up in lieu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1364

Proof of a legal act may be pre-constituted by a writing in authentic form or under private signature.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Cognitive acts

Article 1380

The recognitive deed does not dispense with the presentation of the original title unless its content is specially stated therein. What it contains that is additional to or different from the original…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1366

…al value as a paper document, provided that the person from whom it emanates can be duly identified and that it is drawn up and stored in conditions that guarantee its integrity.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1368

In the absence of provisions or agreements to the contrary, the judge shall settle conflicts of evidence in writing by determining by any means the most likely title.

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