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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 57-1

…enabling access to the data mentioned in 1°.With the exception of the persons mentioned in Articles 56-1 to 56-5, failure to respond as soon as possible to this requisition is punishable by a fine of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Capture of computer data

Article 706-102-5

…2-1 may not concern automated data processing systems located in the places referred to in Articles 56-1,56-2,56-3 and 56-5 nor be carried out in the vehicle, office or home of the persons referred to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Sound and image recording of certain places or vehicles

Article 706-96-1

…f the technical device mentioned in Article 706-96 may not concern the places mentioned in Articles 56-1,56-2,56-3 and 56-5 nor be used in the vehicle, office or home of the persons mentioned in Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R4113-59

If, on expiry of the period provided for in article R. 4113-56 , the heirs of the deceased member have not exercised their option to transfer their shareholder's shares and if no prior consent to the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R423-1

…n the event of a breach of their obligations, they are subject to the provisions of articles R. 422-56 to R. 422-66 and the penalties set out in article L. 422-10 are applicable to them.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange.

Article R511-6

…betical file which constitutes the nominative statement of protests, provided for in Article L. 511-56.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R251

…R. 15-33-59, R. 48-1, the I of article R. 49-8-3, articles R. 49-8-5 to R. 49-19, R. 53-51 to R. 53-56, R. 63, R. 64, R. 93-3 and R. 95, this Code (Decrees in the Council of State) is applicable in Ne…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments

Article A123-90

The rights to erasure, portability and opposition provided for respectively by articles 51, 55 and 56 of the law of 6 January 1978 referred to do not apply. The rights of access to data and limitation…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article D232-47

…to be tested by the person in charge of the test or by the chaperone provided for inarticle R. 232-56 designated by that person. The notification specifies the date, time, place and nature of the tes…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-6

…s or competitions to which the persons concerned belong.The right to object provided for in article 56 of the same law does not apply to this processing.

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