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

Article 706-25-13

…w No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, may be carried out between the file provided for in this section and any other file or collection of nomina…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-19

I.-Subject to justification in the notes drawn up by the consolidating company, a subsidiary or holding is left outside the consolidation when severe and lasting restrictions substantially call into q…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-22

As an exception to article R. 431-20, when the application for a residence permit is lodged with the prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, the prefect of this department is competent to issue…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances and preparations.

Article L5132-9

When they have the status of Community goods and are coming from or going to other Member States of the European Union, medicinal products, substances or preparations classified as narcotics or to whi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-32

…are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The procedures for submitting and examining applications for the creation, transfer and grouping of pharmacies, the rules for assessing priority righ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-10

…penalties provided for in article 131-35 of the Criminal Code ; 2° Temporary or permanent disqualification from exercising one or more professions governed by this Code, a commercial or industrial pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-2

…e conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in article 131-35 of the same code; 3° Confiscation of the thing that was used or intended to be used to commit the offence, or of the proceeds o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-1

…eneral Civil Service Code, the teaching and hospital staff mentioned in article L. 952-21 of the Education Code and the staff mentioned in article L. 6147-9 who work there: 1° Doctors, odontologists a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal penalties

Article L6242-4

…he conditions laid down in article 131-35 of the Criminal Code; 2° Temporary or permanent disqualification from practising one or more professions governed by this Code or any other professional or so…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Implementation of placement under mobile electronic surveillance

Article R61-34

The dangerousness examination provided for by articles 763-10 and R. 61-11 may replace the expert appraisal provided for by l'article 712-21. The decision to place under mobile electronic surveillance…

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