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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

…and endangering minors, provided for by the articles 221-1 à 221-5,222-1 à 222-18,222-34 à 222-40,224-1 à 224-8,225-4-1 à 225-4-4,225-5 à 225-10,225-12-1 à 225-12-3,225-12-5 to 225-12-7and 227-18 to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L533-29-1

…ent level during the exit process. III - By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 533-24-2, Class 3 investment firms have robust strategies, policies, processes and systems for detecting…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-1

…ued by the Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale instituted by Article 1 of Order No. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 on the repayment of the social debt ; b) Shares in sociétés d'investissement à capit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-16

…he information in the official report does not comply with the provisions of articles 495-17 to 495-24-1 or with the provisions of this section, terminate the fixed fine procedure and send this report…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-113

…s have the following characteristics: a) They relate to the instruments mentioned in article L. 214-24-55, including one or more characteristics of these assets, or to interest rates, exchange rates o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-3

…Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse may, in accordance withArticle 1 of Decree No. 2018-390 of 24 May 2018 relating to the processing of personal data known as the "national system for managing i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…E.-In articles R. 2141-17 and R. 2141-18, the words: "by the order provided for in articles R. 2142-24 and R. 2142-27" and, in article R. 2141-29, the reference to article R. 2142-27 are replaced resp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-14

…to the conditions for carrying out the activity of portage salarial provided for in Article L. 1254-24 ; 11° Disregarding the obligation to set up and manage an activity account for each employee port…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

…a) In the second paragraph of article L. 125-5, the words "and the damage mentioned in article L. 242-1 " are deleted; b) In the second paragraph of article L. 125-6, the words : "This obligation is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police.

Article L2512-13

…ed in articles L. 126-7 to L. 126-10, L. 142-3 and L. 511-7 of the same code and in article L. 2213-24 of this code and prescribes the safety measures required by the circumstances, in the event of se…

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