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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-1

For the prosecution, investigation and trial of offences falling within the scope of article 706-72, the public prosecutor, the investigating division, the criminal court and the Paris assize court ha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Therapeutic use protocol and data collection

Article R5121-70

I.-A.-Early access authorisations granted under article L. 5121-12 are subject to compliance with a therapeutic use and data collection protocol defined by the Haute Autorité de santé. The protocol is…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article R212-7-7

If the applicant has not received the letter provided for in article R. 212-7-5 or article R. 212-7-6 within fifteen days of receipt of the application by the secretariat of the Commission département…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Air transport.

Article 78

1. Aircraft making an international journey must follow the air route imposed on them in order to cross the border. 2 They may only land at customs airports.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Air transport.

Article 79

Goods carried by aircraft must be recorded on a manifest signed by the captain of the aircraft; this document must be drawn up under the same conditions as those laid down for ships by article 68 abov…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article 748

The execution of letters rogatory shall take place without charge or tax. However, the sums due to witnesses, experts, interpreters and any person giving assistance in the execution of the letters rog…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Provisions relating to practitioners recruited in application of 3° of Article L. 6152-1

Article R6152-700

…remain applicable only to practitioners recruited in application of 3° of Article L. 6152-1 in service on the date of publication of Decree no. 2022-135 of 5 February 2022 relating to the new rules ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-70

…d products required for the research; 5° The identity of the investigator(s) and the location(s) concerned in the establishment; 6° The date on which it is planned to start the research and the antici…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-71

…earch involving the human person referred to in Article R. 1123-20 ; 2° Where applicable, the pharmaceutical form, batch number(s) and expiry date of the medicinal product(s) required for the research…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Employers employing casual entertainment workers

Article R6331-73

…the limit of the rate mentioned in the second paragraph of the same article, and transfer it to France Compétences. II -France Compétences allocates the proceeds of this contribution, according to the…

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