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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-66-8

I. - The following may have direct access to personal information and data recorded in the processing in the context of criminal proceedings: 1° Magistrates from the Public Prosecutor's Office and mag…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition of the national health strategy

Article R1411-2

I.-The national health strategy is implemented by operational plans and programmes of national scope, defined or revised by order of the Minister for Health and, where appropriate, the other minister(…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-39

The specialised commission on health care organisation comprises :1° A regional councillor and, in Corsica, a councillor to the Assembly of Corsica;2° A departmental council president; and in Corsica,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-38

I.-The specialised commission on the organisation of care contributes to the definition and implementation of regional policy on the organisation of care.1° It prepares an opinion on :-the draft regio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-18

I.-The authorisation or opinion mentioned in the first and second paragraphs of article L. 2324-1 is requested from the President of the Departmental Council of the Department in which the establishme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

Any termination of the employment contract of an employee of an age determined by decree giving entitlement to payment of the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 351-3 entails the obligatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 200 A

…irst paragraph of this b retained in 1° of this b.3. The employee benefit mentioned in I of article 80 quaterdecies is included in the basis of assessment of the overall net income defined in article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R445-3

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals shall be exercised under the conditions laid down by the laws and regulations applicable locally and in co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-44

…ions. Failing the conclusion of a company agreement within six months of the publication of the loi n° 2009-669 du 12 juin 2009 favorisant la diffusion et la protection de la création sur internet, et…

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

Article 56-1

…by the professional secrecy of the defence and counsel, provided for in the article 66-5 de la loi n° 71-1130 du 31 décembre 1971 portant réforme de certaines professions judiciaires et juridiques, n…

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