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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-15

…ational Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) or by any other means which leaves a written record and under conditions which enable the executing judicial authority to verify its authenticity. An al…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-62

…y relate to the quality of the budgetary accounts kept or the sustainability of the budget forecast and its implementation. It is based on the risks it identifies in the course of its duties, in the c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Saint-Barthélemy

Article L3251-6

…nt notifies the representative of the State in Saint-Barthélemy, the family of the person concerned and, where applicable, the person making the request. II - When the representative of the State in t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R336-6

…et de résolution, undertakings must send the Autorité a detailed annual report on their operations and any statements, tables or documents that enable it to monitor their financial situation, the per…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article R421-68

…niary consequences of civil liability arising from the use of the vehicle which caused the accident and if the insurer invokes an exception to refuse its cover or reduce its scope, the guarantee fund…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-7

…Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 23 September 1971, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person who has been guilty, with the a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-6

…tions or investigative acts, it shall draw up a mission order indicating the identity of its holder and the verifications and acts authorised.The statutory auditor referred to in the first paragraph m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for the importation of plasma pastes and labile blood products intended for the preparation of health products.

Article D1221-67-1

…nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé on the basis of a three-year programme and within the limit of a specified maximum overall quantity. These products must meet the requireme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for the importation of plasma pastes and labile blood products intended for the preparation of health products.

Article D1221-66-1

…viding for cross-border cooperation. By way of derogation from the provisions of article D. 1221-60 and article D. 1221-61, these imports may be authorised if the blood samples or its components do no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-69

…te, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. II - Persons who have access to documents and information provided to the Office are bound by professional secrecy, under the conditions and s…

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