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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-7-1

Where the provisions of Article 132-26 du code pénal, the sentence enforcement judge shall determine the terms and conditions for the implementation of home detention under electronic surveillance by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting and reporting requirements applicable to investment services providers

Article L533-9

…ode or to financial contracts underlying the latter, they shall provide, in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-5

…e applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016, subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.Articles L. 1232-2 and L. 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to medical reservists

Article L3133-1

…84-16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State civil service, no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the territorial civil service and no. 86-33 of 9…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Expropriation and easements in the public interest

Article 1045

…d for the public highway by simple road measure, under the conditions provided for by the decree of 26 March 1852 relating to the streets of Paris;3° To plans, minutes, certificates, judgments, contra…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-6

…pitalisation contract, under the conditions provided for in I of article 3 of order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014 and its application procedures, are stated in the document formalising the initial conv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-2

…curred; 5° A ban on civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the provisions ofarticle 131-26 of the Criminal Code; 6° A ban on residence for a maximum of five years.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: National gendarmerie units

Article R15-25

…may be created on an experimental basis in accordance with the procedures set out in Article R. 15-26. The decree or order issued for this purpose sets the duration of the experiment, which may not e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-109

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, of at least EUR 3.8 million, except where the guarantees are granted under contracts c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Regional health plan zones

Article R1434-30

…ch healthcare activity defined in article R. 6122-25 and heavy equipment defined in article R. 6122-26. These zones may be common to several care activities and heavy equipment.Within these zones, qua…

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