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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-23

Without prejudice to the supervisory powers granted to the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés by the aforementioned loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978, the processing of personal data…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Clarifying the encrypted data needed to establish the truth

Article 230-2

…recy, the written requisition must be sent to a technical body subject to national defence secrecy, and designated by decree, together with the physical medium containing the data to be cleared or a c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-2-1

…t paragraph of article L. 221-2 is subject to the conclusion of an agreement between the federation and the athlete. This agreement sets out the rights and obligations of the athlete and the federatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-2-2

Persons and entities, other than those mentioned in articles L. 823-2 and L. 823-2-1, which control one or more companies within the meaning of article L. 233-3 shall appoint at least one statutory au…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-40

If, in the course of executing the investigation decision, the investigating magistrate deems it appropriate to initiate investigative measures not initially planned or which could not be specified wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-42

The reports, objects seized and any other evidence gathered in execution of the investigation decision shall be handed over to the issuing authority as soon as possible. The magistrate hearing the cas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-41

…form of appeal pursuant to the provisions of this Code, such appeals may, under the same conditions and in accordance with the same procedures, be lodged against these measures by the persons concerne…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-2-2

…ective policyholder's commercial or professional activity: 1° At the beginning of the conversation, and immediately after fulfilling the information obligations laid down by regulation, the distributo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Determining the mode and timetable of the investigation.

Article 226

…ge ordering it or before one of the members of the bench, the decision shall indicate the day, time and place where it will be held.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Determining the mode and timetable of the investigation.

Article 227

…who shall inform the judge who ordered the enquiry. The judge commissioned shall fix the day, time and place of the enquiry.

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