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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Unrestricted hearing and police custody

Article D15-5-3

The summary record of police custody provided for in Article 64 shall mention the information given and requests made pursuant to Articles 63-2 to 63-3-1 and the action taken on them, without it being…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-20

…2° of article R. 15-33-29-18 and their alternates and, on the proposal of the members mentioned in 3° and 4° of the same article, the representatives of the latter, are appointed by joint order of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-15

…ed in the processing are as follows: 1° Identification data; 2° Data relating to professional life; 3° Data relating to criminal offences and convictions or security measures. An order issued by the M…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Pre-production aid

Article 322-16

…of the technical and administrative staff involved, as well as the related social security charges;3° Depreciation of fixed assets created or acquired as new and allocated directly to the pre-product…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-3

…specifications may be consulted, during this period, in electronic form on the Institute's website; 3° That any person may submit observations within this same period, in accordance with the procedure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Rent.

Article L145-33

The amount of rent for renewed or revised leases must correspond to the rental value. Failing agreement, this value is determined on the basis of: 1 The characteristics of the premises in question; 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-35

When the request for redemption of electronic money is made within one year of the term stipulated in the contract between an electronic money institution carrying out hybrid activities within the mea…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Feasibility assistance

Article 632-3

…directors or managers, and a majority of their directors, who are French nationals or equivalent; 3° They must not be controlled by one or more natural or legal persons who are nationals of a countr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution and to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R441-3

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion and Mayotte, the exercise by a foreign national of a salaried professional activity is authorised under the conditions defined by articles R. 5221-1 t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Flat-rate contribution from employers who have employed an illegal foreign national

Article R822-3

The amount of the lump-sum contribution representing the costs of removing the foreign national from French territory provided for in article L. 822-2 is set by order of the Minister for Immigration a…

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