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

Article 230-21

…y come from the judicial proceedings documents already held by the departments mentioned in article 230-20. When data is used which may indirectly reveal the identity of individuals, this identity may…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-23

In accordance with the provisions of Article 179, in the event that the person under investigation is referred to the criminal court, the house arrest with electronic surveillance ends, unless the inv…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Safeguard measures

Article R385-23

…y occupational pension fund to submit a recovery plan pursuant to Article L. 612-32 of the Monetary and Financial Code, a recovery plan pursuant to Article L. 385-8 of this Code or a short-term financ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-23

A sight bill is payable on presentation. It must be presented for payment within one year from its date. The drawer may shorten this period or stipulate a longer one. These time limits may be shortene…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-23

…Article R. 713-15, the words: "of the Minister responsible for overseeing the chambers of commerce and industry" are replaced by the words: "of the Prefect of the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: The national judicial interception platform

Article 230-45

I.-A decree in the Council of State, issued after a public and reasoned opinion from the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, shall determine the missions and operating procedures o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-23

The suspension of an online public communication service may be ordered by the interim relief judge for the facts provided for in Article 421-2-5 of the Criminal Code when they constitute a manifestly…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-23

Before any sale or destruction of the debtor's archives, the liquidator shall inform the administrative authority competent for the conservation of archives. This authority shall have a right of pre-e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure applicable to in vitro diagnostic medical devices undergoing a performance evaluation.

Article R5221-23

…ir performance, the manufacturer must draw up a declaration containing the data enabling the device and the assessment plan to be identified and certifying that the in vitro diagnostic medical devices…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Federal performance projects

Article R221-23

The national technical director of the relevant federation ensures that the federal performance project, which has been validated in accordance with the conditions set out in this section, functions c…

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