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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Management of prisoners' property

Article D339

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 332-7 du code pénitentiaire, le chef de l'établissement pénitentiaire donne connaissance à l'autorité judiciaire des sommes d'argent ou objets trouv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Issuance of Bulletin No. 2 of the Criminal Record

Article R80-1

The provisions of article R. 77 are applicable for the establishment of bulletin n° 2.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Protection of certain persons

Article R161-1

…the décret n° 75-1339 du 31 décembre 1975 relatif aux mo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants

Article L1874-3

The article L. 1617-5, in its wording prior to Law no. 2017-1775 of 28 December 2017 on the rectifying finances for 2017,is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the following adap…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-17

As part of its mission to encourage the development of legal supply, whether commercial or non-commercial, and to observe the use, whether legal or illegal, of works and objects protected by copyright…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-9

Television service publishers and distributors may not use technical measures that would have the effect of depriving the public of the benefit of the private copy exception, including on a medium and…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30-3

When an individual resides or has habitually resided abroad, where the ascendants whose nationality he or she holds by descent have remained fixed for more than half a century, that individual will no…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 848

…tiated on the basis of Title V of Act No 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century: 1° The action initiated on the basis of the loi n° 2008-496 du 27 mai 2008…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Notice of concession

Article R3122-1

The awarding authority which intends to award a concession contract shall publish a concession notice which includes, in particular, a description of the concession and the conditions for participatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-11

…L. 331-20 shall be investigated only if it includes the file number given in that recommendation.Receipt of the request or observation shall be acknowledged by the member..

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