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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 365-1

…evidence which, for each of the acts with which the accused is charged, convinced the assize court and which was set out during the deliberations conducted by the court and jury pursuant to Article 3…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 361-1

If, when the provisions of Article 349-1, the Assize Court has answered the first question in the affirmative and the second in the negative, it finds the accused guilty. If it has answered negatively…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information on substances and mixtures

Article R1341-10

The provisions of articles R. 1341-2 to R. 1341-9 do not apply : 1° Medicinal products for human or veterinary use defined in articles L. 5111-1 and L. 5141-2 ; 2° Cosmetic products, as defined in art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-3

…sonal data in the national health data system may only be authorised for the purposes of processing:1° Contributing to a purpose mentioned in III of Article L. 1461-1 and meeting a public interest req…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-46-1

The liquid financial instruments referred to in XII of article L. 214-28 are: 1° Treasury bills; 2° Money market instruments referred to in 2° of I of article L. 214-24-55 whose remuneration does not…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative and judicial control

Article R1322-1

The hierarchical appeals provided for in Articles L. 1322-1-1 and L. 1322-3 are lodged with the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, within two months of no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L763-13

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L762-13

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L764-13

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L754-3

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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