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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-2-1

…as "online complaints", with the criminal investigation departments or units of the national police and gendarmerie, in respect of offences the list of which is set by order of the Minister of Justice…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-22

I.-Information for data subjects is provided in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17-2

…of detention. It shall state whether or not the customs administration intends to destroy the goods and indicate that: 1° The holder of the goods has ten working days from notification of the detentio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-27-1

In municipalities of 1,000 inhabitants or more, when general information on the achievements and management of the municipal council is disseminated by the municipality, a space is reserved for the ex…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article L811-2-1

For their application in Mayotte, the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the French Southern and Antarctic Territories and New Caledonia, Articles L. 122-3-1 and L. 211-6 shall read as follows:Art. L. 122-3-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-1-2

…es for territorial cooperation programmes, as intermediate bodies for the European Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Fund or as regional managing authorities for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10-2

…to be taken into account for the assessment of the contributions referred to in articles L. 421-10 and L. 421-10-1 must comply with the items and information contained in the financial statements of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-2

…st, authorise service providers responsible for labelling contracts open to individual subscription and settlements eligible for a contribution from local authorities and their public establishments p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2

…its should only be assessed after a sufficiently long period of time (generally around 2 to 3 years and after a longer period in children) in order to assess their permanence and adaptations to disabi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-2-1

…upplied with water intended for human consumption by abstraction works owned by private individuals and not covered by a public service delegation, the State representative in the department may, at t…

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