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

Article 706-55

…rrency, criminal conspiracy and war crimes and offences provided for by the articles 410-1 à 413-12,421-1 à 421-6,442-1 à 442-5,450-1and 461-1 to 461-31 of the Penal Code ; 5° The offences provided fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-14

…nits mentioned inArticle L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code or assets mentioned in II of Article L. 421-1 of this Code admitted to trading on a regulated market of another Member State of the European…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-14

…ovocation to arm illegally (articles 412-7 and 412-8 of the Penal Code) -acts of terrorism (article 421-1 to 421-6 of the Penal Code) -counterfeit money (articles 442-1 and 442-2 of the Penal Code) -p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33-2

…ons d'assurances or the fonds paritaire de garantie under the conditions provided for in Article L. 421-9-1 of the French Insurance Code, Article L. 423-2 of the French Insurance Code, Article L. 431-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Products not eligible for direct marketing

Article L341-10

…ancial instruments that are not admitted to trading on the regulated markets defined in Articles L. 421-4 and L. 422-1 or on the recognised foreign markets defined in Article L. 423-1 or on a multilat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cultural identity: powers of the territorial collectivity of Corsica in terms of education and culture

Article L4424-2

…o the missions of the national public education service under the conditions set out in articles L. 421-23 et L. 913-1 of the Education Code. The second and third paragraphs of this article shall appl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Detection of breaches and offences

Article L414-1

…L. 421-1 draw up a report. This report is sent to the interested party by re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-1

…stigation and recording of the offences provided for by Articles 222-34 to 222-40, by 6° of Article 421-1 as well as by Article 421-2-2 of the Criminal Code and related offences, the public prosecutor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-2

…of investigating and prosecuting the following offences:1° Acts of terrorism mentioned in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code;2° Offences relating to the proliferation of weapons of mass des…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article D5221-21-1

…article L. 421 4 du code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile&lt…

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