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Showing 351360 of 3518 articles for Art. CE 30 Dec 2010 n° 338197

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article R1213-30

The Chairman of the National Council or a Vice-Chairman sends requests for assessment to the relevant government departments. The latter have three months from receipt of the request to communicate th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial police officers carrying out their duties in vehicles used for the collective transport of passengers

Article R15-30

Officers and agents of the judicial police belonging to departmental security services, public security divisions, territorial judicial police services or the territorial public security services of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-30

The collection, modification, consultation and deletion of personal data and information are subject to a record including the identifier of the author, the date and time of the operation and its admi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-30

The automated national judicial file of perpetrators of terrorist offences shall be kept under the supervision of the magistrate running the national criminal records department, who shall ensure comp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article R53-30

…is asked to reread his or her statement as it has just been transcribed, to state whether he or she declares that his or her statements remain unchanged and to sign the separate minutes. This is menti…

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

Article R61-30

The extension of the duration of placement under mobile electronic surveillance provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article 763-10 is decided in accordance with the procedures laid down by l'articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-30

…ter the expiry of the time limit set pursuant to Article R. 249-27, the judge shall take one of the decisions provided for in this section, after having again taken the observations and opinions provi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest with electronic surveillance and pre-trial detention

Article D32-30

…y, if he or she expressly consents and for a specified period, be allocated a remote protection device enabling the public authorities to be alerted in the event of a breach of these obligations or pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L773-30

…ht-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 533-1 Ordinance no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-2 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 533-2-1 to L. 5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L774-30

…ht-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 533-1 Ordinance no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-2 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 533-2-1 to L. 5…

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