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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Appraisal of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-14

…° Copies of decisions handed down by the judicial authority pursuant to the provisions of Articles 28-1, 224 to 229, R. 15-33-8 and R. 15-33-9, including copies of authorisation orders; 3° A copy of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-31

…e processing of personal data is subject to the control and monitoring provided for in articles 230-8 and 230-9. Requests for rectification or deletion of data from interested parties may be addressed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to requests for information issued by the French services

Article R49-35

…shall contain the information listed in the model in Annex B to Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 and specifying, in particular: 1° The expected time limit for transmitting the infor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and procedures for bringing cases before the court

Article R249-19

…parate written document bearing the words: "Application concerning conditions of detention (Article 803-8 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)". The application contains a detailed account of the person…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Modification or release from house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-19

In accordance with the provisions of articles 140 and 142-8, release from house arrest with electronic surveillance may be ordered at any time by the examining magistrate, either ex officio, or at the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Staff reports and monitoring of the judicial activities of judicial police officers (Provisions adopted for the application of articles 13, 16, 19-1, 224 to 230 and R. 14 to R. 15-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)

Article D44-3

…n given to the public prosecutor; 6. Professional commitment; 7. Ability to conduct investigations; 8. Degree of trust granted. When one of these elements has not been observed, the notation: "judicia…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article R214-190

…quities mentioned in article L. 214-62, nor more than 20% of its assets in instruments mentioned in 8° of I of article R. 214-32-19.II. - VIII of article R. 214-32-29 does not apply to general-purpose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-54

…ovided for in Article L. 1211-2, details of consent or lack of opposition; 7° The place of storage; 8° The destination of the samples at the end of the research project. The Minister responsible for r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R1322-9

Before the holder of the authorisation referred to inarticle R. 1322-8 makes natural mineral water available to the public, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall, within two months…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hazardous work.

Article R1334-13

…order referred to in article L. 1334-2 or when a dust analysis as defined in 2° of article R. 1334-8 concludes that the lead concentration in dust on the ground does not exceed the threshold referred…

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