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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-5

Only staff specially and individually authorised for this purpose may consult data processing systems during an investigation or enquiry. This special and individual authorisation may be verified at a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications

Article 100-7

No interception may take place on the line of a member of parliament or senator without the president of the assembly to which he or she belongs being informed by the investigating judge. No intercept…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 88-2

The investigating judge may, in the course of the proceedings, order the civil party requesting an expert opinion to first pay a supplement to the deposit provided for by Article 88 in order to guaran…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment

Article L131-37

The drawee may require payment of the cheque by the bearer.The bearer may not refuse partial payment.If the provision is less than the amount of the cheque, the bearer has the right to demand payment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-5

The custodian may not delegate to third parties the functions conferred upon it by I and III of Article L. 214-175-4. Under the conditions laid down by the General Regulations of the Autorité des Marc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L1134-3

Associations that have been duly constituted for at least five years for the purpose of combating discrimination or working in the field of disability may bring any legal action resulting from the app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-9

With a view to improving vocational training for employees with fixed-term employment contracts, an extended branch collective agreement or agreement or a company or establishment agreement or agreeme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-5

No blood or its components may be collected for therapeutic use by a third party from a minor or from an adult who is the subject of a legal protection measure with representation relating to the pers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-5-3

The regional health agencies may conclude a contract with a health centre and the doctors employed by this centre, on the basis of which these doctors may carry out all or part of their activity in an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article L322-27

The formation of agricultural mutual insurance and reinsurance companies or funds remains governed by article L. 771-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat sha…

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