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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

…lity, the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in articles 20 and 21-1° may ask any person in respect of whom there are one or more plausible grounds for suspecting t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13

…classes of business carried on, in accordance with the following provisions: a) For classes 20 and 21 referred to in Articles R. 321-1 of this Code, R. 211-2 of the Mutual Code and R. 931-2-1 of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article L331-25

…electronically on the basis of the information mentioned in 2° of article 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy; when this information is not available, the autho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Information systems

Article R1413-58-1

…ragraph, the right to erasure and the right to object, provided for respectively in Articles 17 and 21 of the same Regulation, do not apply to LABOé-SI processing. The rights of access, rectification…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 C

…actions carried out between themselves by the agricultural credit banks mentioned in article L. 512-21 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 3° bis (Repealed)4° To interest, agios, remuneration for secu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R446-2

…n their wording resulting fromIn Title IR. 410-1R. 413-1R. 414-2R. 414-5 and R. 414-6In Title IIR. 421-1 to R. 421-5R. 421-7 and R. 421-8R. 421-9of decree no. 2021-1222 of 23 September 2021R. 421-10 t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-2

…e L. 2334-15 or to the first fraction of the rural solidarity grant provided for in Article L. 2334-21. For communes that meet the five cumulative conditions mentioned in the following six paragraphs,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

…ng them to the following dangerous chemical agents or ionising radiation: 1° Asbestos: servicing or maintenance operations on flockings or lagging; containment, removal or and demolition work; 2° The…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-2

…The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "mobile ICT trainee" provided for in article L. 421-31; 2° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "private and family life" provided for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral and burial regulations.

Article D2573-16-1

I. - Articles R. 2213-2-2 to R. 2213-57 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to XXV. II. - For the application of article R. 2213-2-2 : 1° The words: "provi…

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