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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 201

The investigating chamber may, in all cases, at the request of the public prosecutor, one of the parties or even of its own motion, order any additional information that it deems useful. It may also,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-8

Authorised agents may demand to be provided with documents of any kind likely to facilitate the performance of their duties. They may obtain them or take copies of them, by any means and on any medium…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Aid to strengthen the management team

Article R5213-37

The financial aid that may be granted may only relate to the period during which the presence of additional staff is necessary to ensure the adaptation to employment of disabled workers and may not ex…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138

…has the power to order this measure, subject to appeal, under the conditions set out in the article 24 of law n° 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 on the reform of certain judicial and legal professions; th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 12: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L121-23

Subject to the provisions of article L. 132-24-1, a trader is prohibited from: 1° Blocking or limiting a consumer's access to its online interface, by using technological or other measures, for reason…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-39

…e representative of the coordination support systems mentioned in articles L. 6327-2 and L. 6327-3 ;24° One representative of the permanent care service associations involved in the permanent care ser…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Entry on the roll of the order

Article D4311-52-2

…containing this information is determined by the public interest group mentioned inarticle L. 1111-24 of the public health code. The first transmission of this identification data is subject to prior…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the Roll of the Association.

Article D4323-1-1

…containing this information is validated by the public interest group mentioned in article L. 1111-24.The professional concerned will be informed in advance of any initial transmission of this identi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the Roll of the Association.

Article D4323-1-3

…aining this information is determined by the public interest grouping referred to inarticle L. 1111-24 of the Public Health Code. The first transmission of this identification data is subject to prior…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-13

Contracts may be awarded in separate lots, unless their subject does not allow separate services to be identified. The National Council determines the number, size and purpose of the lots. It may limi…

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