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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Personal interview

Article R531-15

…person concerned will be informed at the start of the interview of how the audio recording will be carried out, in particular the procedures for ensuring compliance with the rules of confidentiality.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Transmission of requests, notifications or service by electronic means of telecommunication

Article D593-1-1

…t shall give rise to the issue of an electronic acknowledgement of receipt, which shall, where applicable, start the time periods provided for in this code. However, where service is received outside…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-11

…cquisition of shares admitted to trading on a regulated market and relating to at least 0.5% of the capital or voting rights of the company that issued these shares must be transmitted within five tra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-15

…the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC and Articles 56 and 110 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés. II.The rights of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-16

A company savings plan established by agreement with the employees may provide for the allocation of sums paid into a dedicated fund for the repurchase of shares in this company or shares issued by co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-18

…usly practised, of a disciplinary or administrative sanction involving dismissal, striking off, revocation, withdrawal of approval or authorisation for acts of the same nature; 3° Subject to the exemp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-19

…h the exception of: 1° Processing implemented by the central service for the preservation of biological samples mentioned in article R. 53-20-1. This processing may include a common reference number w…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1144

The information provided for in 1° of Article 229-2 of the Civil Code takes the form of a form for each of the minor children, which mentions their right to ask to be heard under the conditions of Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-1

…eption of the pharmacists mentioned in article L. 4222-7;Section G: pharmacists practising in a medical biology laboratory and pharmacists practising medical biology or one of its fields in a health e…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: Common provisions.

Article 1379

…The same applies to claims made pursuant to Article 829 of the Civil Code in the context of an amicable division.

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