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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-16

…onsibility, the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers referred to in article 20 and 1° of article 21 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, specialised agents, technicians or engine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 1)

…th opening (measured between the free edge of the central incisors) :Limited to 30 mm 5 %Limited to 20 mm 17 %Limited to 10 mm 25 %Temporomandibular joint disorders :Mild form :- unilateral 3 %- bilat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

…the Mining Code, when it is related to one of the offences mentioned in 1° to 17° of this article; 20° Offence of fraudulent abuse of a state of ignorance or weakness committed in an organised gang p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-47

…the national gendarmerie and police respectively mentioned in 2° to 4° of Article 16 and in article 20, customs and tax officials authorised to carry out judicial investigations, respectively referred…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of objects protected by a neighbouring right by providers of online content sharing services

Article L219-2

…reproductions of the said protected objects that he makes. II. II - Article 6(2) and (3) of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy do not apply to the provider of the on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article L214-190-1

…tered office in another Member State of the European Union, authorised in accordance with Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 and authorised by its compet…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The High Council for Financial Stability

Article L631-2-1

…rudentiel et de résolution, take the measures provided for in Article 458 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, with regard to the undertakings…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

…ong leases pursuant to article L. 6148-2, partnership contracts pursuant to article 19 of order no. 2004-559 of 17 June 2004 on partnership contracts and rental agreements pursuant to article L. 6148-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-2

…ounts of national social security bodies, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP-920. Certification of the accounts of national social security bodies Introduction 01. Pursuant to th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Minimum flat-rate assessment of taxable income based on certain lifestyle factors

Article 168

…the next lower unit.7. Pleasure boats with a fixed or outboard engine with a real power of at least 20 hp:- for the first twenty horsepower910 €- per additional horsepower69 €However, power is only co…

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