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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-30

…tion de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique pursuant to Articles L. 137-4, L. 219-4 and L. 331-29 to L. 331-31, the case shall be investigated under conditions that ensure compliance with the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-4

…hicle, shall be decided in accordance with the conditions set out inarticle 1 of law no. 57-1424 of 31 December 1957".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-37

…pe of the first paragraph of article R. 49-36, the departments and units mentioned in article 695-9-31 shall respond, in the event of an emergency, within a maximum of eight hours and, in the absence…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-34

…gning public accountant the amount of the tax calculated pursuant to articles L. 2333-29 to L. 2333-31. Professionals who, by electronic means, provide a booking or rental service or put people in tou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Recording and fixing images in public places using airborne devices

Article 230-47

A technical device may be used, by means of airborne cameras, for the purpose of capturing, fixing, transmitting and recording without their consent the image of one or more persons in a public place,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-3-3

No person who has testified, in good faith, to facts constituting an offence or crime of which he or she has become aware in the performance of his or her duties, or who has reported such facts, may b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article D32-2-4

When a crime provided for by articles 221-1 to 221-4 and 222-1 to 222-10 of the Penal Code has been committed, on national territory, in private residential premises, the examining magistrate may deci…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Facilitating unauthorised entry, movement and residence

Article L823-2

…e United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, signed in Palermo on 12 December 2000.The provisions of 2° apply from the date of publication of this protocol in the Official Journa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-10

I.-The contractual agents mentioned in article L. 1313-8 : 1° Are bound by professional secrecy and discretion under the same conditions as those defined in article 26 of title I of the general status…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 239 quater

I. - Economic interest groupings formed and operating under the conditions provided for in articles L. 251-1 to L. 251-23 of the French Commercial Code do not fall within the scope of 1 of article 206…

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