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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-9

…fences provided for in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code or articles L. 224-1 and L. 225-7 of the Internal Security Code, and for the exercise of the due diligence provided for in articles…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-8

…is then informed of the measures and obligations to which he or she is subject pursuant to article 706-25-7 and of the penalties incurred in the event of failure to comply with these obligations. Whe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 775-1 A

…nvictions that have been expressly excluded from being mentioned on the record, pursuant to Article 775-1; 2° Convictions for minor offences and fines of less than €30,000; 3° Suspended sentences when…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-5

…ter of Foreign Affairs or the managing service, according to the hypotheses provided for in Article 706-25-7, record this information in the file without delay via a secure electronic communications m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Cooperation and exchanges of information for the purposes of supplementary surveillance

Article L633-7-1

…ges of supervisors referred to in Article L. 613-20-2 or the colleges of supervisors referred to in 7° of Article L. 356-1 of the Insurance Code. The coordinator, as chairman of a college, shall desig…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7-1

…mber of the company's board of directors or supervisory board. The last paragraph of Article L. 422-7 is applicable.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1a: Freedom to provide services by industrial property agents established on the territory of a Member State of the European Community or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R422-7-2

The professionals mentioned in Article R. 422-7-1 are required, when carrying out their activity in France, to comply with the rules set out in the articles L. 422-8 and R. 422-52 to R. 422-54. In the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-7-2

…ctors that it determines, of a scheme for the development of the sea within the meaning of article 57 of law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of powers between municipalities, depar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for certain research on human induced pluripotent stem cells.

Article R2151-12-7

…into an animal embryo with the aim of transferring it to a female, as mentioned in article L. 2151-7. The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine consults the Agency's Steering Committee for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-4

…s constituted in respect of the operations governed by this chapter represent, as at 31 December 2017, more than 80% of all the technical provisions within the meaning of Title IV of Book III, constit…

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