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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1b: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article D8-5

…are issued to customs officers authorised to carry out judicial investigations pursuant to article 28-1 by the magistrate delegated to the judicial missions of the customs or the deputies he delegate…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Final provisions.

Article R5221-29

…nté, specifies the conditions for applying the procedures defined in Articles R. 5221-23 to R. 5221-28.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: One-stop service for litigants

Article R1423-50-1

…R. 123-28 of the Code de l'organisation judiciaire (Judicial Organisation Code), a single…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval and supervision of pre-orientation and vocational education centres

Article R5213-30

…withdrawn in the manner and after the consultations provided for in articles R. 5213-27 and R. 5213-28. The managing institution is then given the opportunity to present its observations. In an emerge…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-17

Officers are empowered to carry out checks on the conformity of fresh fruit and vegetables with the marketing standards provided for in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON, NEW CALEDONIA, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L781-1

For the application of this Title in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, references to Regulations (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L137-1

…free software, providers of electronic communications services within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code, providers of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-20

I.-In their wording resulting from Act No. 2018-1021 of 23 November 2018 on the evolution of housing, development and digital, the articles L. 511-1 to L. 511-5 and article L. 511-6, with the exceptio…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-1

…2, R. 3111-3 and the first paragraph of Article R. 3111-4 in the version resulting from Decree No. 2018-42 of 25 January 2018; 2° Article R. 3111-8 as amended by Decree no. 2019-137 of 26 February 20…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Registration of the application

Article L521-2

Every applicant shall be provided, in a language that he or she understands or may reasonably be presumed to understand, with information on the rights and obligations arising from the application of…

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