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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-10

I.-By decision of the judicial police officer, acting either ex officio or at the request of the public prosecutor or investigating judge, the results of DNA identification analyses shall be recorded…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article L222-16-1

…ticle, without prejudice to the provisions laid down in I of the article 6 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique; 6° Toute personne diffusant une publicité…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-11

…or scientific research purposes;3° For the purpose of establishing, where unknown, the identity of deceased persons;4° Under the conditions provided for in the article L. 2381-1 of the Defence Code;5…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-8

…incapacity resulting ipso jure from the conviction, pursuant to the second paragraph of article 132-21 of the Criminal Code, or the exclusion of the mention of the conviction from bulletin no. 2 or no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article L213-3

…n of financial securities for trading on a regulated market and whose share capital is specified by decree, or equivalent conditions for companies with a registered office abroad; 3. Public sector com…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 7: Penalties and precautionary measures

Article L211-23

…of 15,000 euros to:-engaging in or assisting in any of the transactions referred to in articles L. 211-1 and L. 211-4 without complying with or having ceased to comply with the conditions set out in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-36

…contrôle prudentiel et de résolution as part of the reporting process referred to in Article L. 356-21. In the event that the reduction of the equalisation adjustment or the volatility adjustment to z…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R221-2

En application des 4°, 5° et 6° de l'article L. 221-5, the trader shall provide the consumer with the following information: 1° His name or business name, the geographical address where the trader is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tertricies

…that must be subject, as online horse betting operators, to the authorisation mentioned in Article 21 of the aforementioned Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010.The rate of the fee is set by decree. It ma…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-16

…cinemas and the initial installation of digital projection equipment in cinemas approved before 31 December 2012: 1° Distributors who, as part of contracts for the concession of cinematographic perfo…

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