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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-5

For the purposes of this chapter: 1° Intermediaries are online platform operators, within the meaning of Article 3(i) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 O…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 381

The correctional court hears misdemeanours.Misdemeanours are offences punishable by law by imprisonment or a fine of at least €3,750..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: General principles governing the operation of national professional councils

Article D4021-4-1

Each National Professional Council and each federative structure adopts its own rules of procedure. These rules of procedure stipulate, in particular, where this information is not included in the art…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Organisation and powers.

Article L411-3

The rules governing employee members of advisory committees are set out in Article L. 614-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code, which is reproduced below: "Art. L. 614-3 -Employee members of the Comit…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives and means of intervention

Article R412-3

For each technical expertise mission, a mission order specifying its purpose is drawn up by the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and issued, individually and by name, to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-3

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering where the works, supplies or services can only be provided by a specific economic operator, for one of the followi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-5-6

Any person placed in police custody who has requested the assistance of a lawyer pursuant to article 63-3-1 who is moved to a place other than that of the investigating department may not be interview…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Third-party access to the joint information system of the State, regional hospitalization agencies and health insurance bodies.

Article R6113-30

The information contained in the modules mentioned in 2° of article R. 6113-28 or exchanged under 3° of the same article may be communicated to any natural or legal person under the conditions defined…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder.

Article D47-29-1

An order for involuntary hospitalisation made pursuant to article 706-135 of this code is immediately enforceable, without prejudice to the possibility of referring the matter to the liberty and custo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-78-1

I. - France Compétences invites the branches, by any means that provides a definite date of receipt of this request, to determine the level of funding for apprenticeship contracts, in accordance with…

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