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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all victims

Article D594-12

Where the victim does not understand the French language, he or she is entitled, at his or her request, to a translation of the information essential to the exercise of his or her rights, in particula…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R613-8

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may submit to the supervisory authority on a consolidated basis a duly reasoned written request to update the decisions it has taken concerning the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disclosure statement

Article R722-5

The disclosure declaration provided for in Article L. 722-7 shall be made at the written request of the customs administration by the consignor, the consignee or their representative, as the case may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-26

…quipment, with the exception of that exclusively dedicated to the activities mentioned in 6°, 11°, 13° and 21° of article R. 6122-25 and that mentioned in 2° of article R. 6123-93-3 :a) Nuclear magnet…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-3

…ct to respect for copyright or related rights in the works or elements incorporated in the database;3° The extraction and re-use of a database under the conditions defined in 7° of Article L. 122-5, i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Withholding

Article L614-36

…fication of the detention, that he agrees to the destruction of the goods under his responsibility; 3° The holder of the goods has confirmed in writing to the customs authorities, within ten working d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article 763-3

…13, the sentence enforcement judge may also impose an obligation of house arrest as provided for in 3° of Article 723-30. The provisions of the first two paragraphs of this article shall apply.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council

Article L142-3

…enate, on the basis of their expertise and professional experience in financial or economic matters;3° Two members appointed by the Council of Ministers, on the recommendation of the Minister for the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R595-3

…inserted; >After the reference to Article R. 521-9, the reference to Article R. 521-13 is inserted. 3° In Article R. 521-1, the words: "within French territory" are replaced by the words: "in French P…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article A512-3

…es where the company is based, the legal form, where applicable the trade name and the SIREN number;3° In the case of a legal entity, the identity of the person among those mentioned in a of 2° of art…

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