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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications and collection of technical connection data

Article D15-1-5-1

The departments, units and bodies referred to in article 706-95-17, whose agents may be required to carry out the use of the technical apparatus or device referred to in article 706-95-20, are as foll…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to judicial supervision and house arrest applicable in cases of domestic violence

Article D32-29

…ervision or house arrest under electronic surveillance, in accordance with the provisions of 9° and 17° of l'article 138 : 1° Refrain from receiving or meeting the victim or entering into a relationsh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Société de gestion du fonds interprofessionnel de l'accès au droit et à la justice (Management company for the inter-professional fund for access to law and justice)

Article R444-37

…ement company is made up of five directors appointed under the conditions set out in article L. 225-17, in accordance with the following procedures: 1° One director appointed by the Prime Minister, ch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-42

In the collective childcare establishments mentioned in 1° and 2° of II of article R. 2324-17, the establishment's staff responsible for supervising the children is made up of: 1° qualified childcare…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Seasonal or occasional care establishments and services

Article R2324-49

…e regulations specific to the type of establishment to which it belongs under II of article R. 2324-17, subject to the provisions of this sub-section. II.-Seasonal or one-off establishments or service…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Reimbursement of disability-related expenses

Article R3123-22

…the Labour Code (1) or who may claim the benefit of the provisions of Articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-17 of the same code (2), or who may claim the benefit of article L. 241-3 of the code de l'action so…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-69

…operations envisaged. The content of this training is specified in articles R. 4141-13 and R. 4141-17. It includes, in particular: 1° Understanding the plan for erecting, dismantling or converting sc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Sole traders with limited liability

Article A526-5

…lace of the declaration of assignment of assets to the special register mentioned in article R. 526-17 is the clerk's office of the commercial court or of the judicial court with commercial jurisdicti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations of amending or supplementary registration.

Article R123-45

…by the person entered in the register or by the persons mentioned in articles L. 526-15 and L. 526-17, using the same procedure. The application relating to the transfer to a sole trader or a legal e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46

I.-The collective crèches and day nurseries mentioned in 1° of article R. 2324-17 fall into the following categories, according to the capacity provided for in the authorisation from the Chairman of t…

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