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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

The national automated DNA fingerprint database centralises DNA traces and fingerprints relating to the following offences: 1° Sexual offences referred to in Article 706-47 of this code as well as the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6213-5

I. - Where the Constitutional Council has found that a law promulgated after the entry into force of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 précitée est intervenue dans les matières ressorti…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article R462-5

I.-The Competition Authority shall be informed in advance of the group purchasing agreements referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 462-10 when the following two conditions are met: a) The t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Data communication service providers

Article D549-5

I. - In application of I of Article L. 549-15, the consolidated publication system referred to in the same article makes public the information mentioned in Article D. 549-4. It also makes public the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3115-57

I. - Establishments, services, organisations or practitioners designated to carry out antiamaril vaccination shall submit an annual activity report to the Regional Health Agency, based on a standard r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Emergency contraception in secondary education establishments and university and inter-university student health services

Article D5134-5

The conditions under which emergency contraception not subject to compulsory prescription may be administered to day and boarding pupils in secondary education establishments, in application of the pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-5

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this chapter, in particular the conditions under which the bodies, institutions and services governed by Title I of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 septdecies

Customs and excise officials and the other persons mentioned in Article L. 5112-1-22 of the Transport Code may disclose to each other, either spontaneously or on request, all documents and information…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-55

Production approval can only be granted if, for the film in question, the delegated production company is up to date with its legal deposit obligations to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-56

The Chairman of the Board of Directors is appointed by the Minister for Sport from among the members mentioned in 5° of article D. 211-55, for a period of three years. In the event of temporary impedi…

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