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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-1

…de la sous-direction de la police judiciaire de la direction générale de la gendarmerie nationale;9° Office central de lutte contre la délinquance itinérante, de la sous-direction de la police judic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-3

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the incident and whose statutory purpose includes defending or assisting children at risk and victims of all forms…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-39

The regional sports project is drawn up by the regional sports conference for a period it decides, which may not exceed five years. It includes: 1° An assessment of existing sports provision in the re…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 426

The following are deemed to be undeclared imports or exports of prohibited goods:1° any infringement of the provisions of article 38-3 above as well as the fact of having obtained or attempted to obta…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article L311-51

I.-The resolution college may require a person referred to in Article L. 311-1 who has been the subject of a transfer provided for in 3° or 4° of Article L. 311-30, Article L. 311-35 or Article L. 311…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-28

The request from the Minister for Defence for an extension of the prohibitions on disclosure and free exploitation of an invention which is the subject of a patent application, including when the latt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-50-4

I. - Provided that the essential obligations of the contract continue to be met, in particular the obligations to pay and deliver financial instruments and the guarantee obligations, the implementatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Employer's obligations.

Article L4121-3

The employer, taking into account the nature of the establishment's activities, shall assess the risks to the health and safety of workers, including in the choice of manufacturing processes, work equ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal structures

Article L6223-8

I.- Article 6(2) of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a legislative or regulatory status or whose title is protect…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6214-3

…ent, including the protection of wooded areas;6° Access to work for foreigners;7° Energy;8° Tourism;9° Creation and organisation of community services and public establishments;10° Hire of land motor…

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