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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Undercover procedures, sound recordings and images of certain places or vehicles

Article D15-1-3

The authorisation referred to in the first paragraph of Article D. 15-1-2 is issued by the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal after approval has been granted, as appropriate, by the Direct…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Undercover procedures, sound recordings and images of certain places or vehicles

Article D15-1-2

May be authorised to take part in undercover operations as defined by Article 706-81 of the Code of Criminal Procedure officers or agents of the criminal investigation departments of the national poli…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter XII: Action to combat discrimination.

Article 1263-1

Associations that have been duly registered for at least five years and propose, through their articles of association, to combat discrimination may bring legal actions arising from the loi n° 2008-49…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-10

The court clerk shall summon the parties to the hearing by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The summons is sent to all the parties, even those who have not lodged an objection. The s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Construction. Housing

Article 1052

I. - Subject to the provisions of I of l'article 827 (1), the deeds required for the constitution and dissolution of low-cost housing bodies as defined in Book IV of the Construction and Housing Code…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1753

The following are not eligible to take part in the work of the committees set up by articles 1650 to 1651 M, 1653 A, 1653 C and 1653 F, persons who, in connection with tax fraud or opposition to tax i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-154

For proceedings opened on or after 1 January 2006, the following may not be disclosed: 1° Judgments handed down in safeguard proceedings in the event of closure of the proceedings pursuant to article

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Centres d'animation, de ressources et d'information sur la formation-observatoires régionaux de l'emploi et de la formation (regional employment and training coordination, resource and information centres)

Article D6123-1-1

As part of its mission to provide a public vocational guidance and training service, the Centre d'animation, de ressources et d'information sur la formation-observatoire régional de l'emploi et de la…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Provisions applicable to wards of the State.

Article 1261-1

The application relating to the appeal against the order of admission as a ward of the State provided for in articles L. 224-4 et L. 224-8 du code de l'action sociale et des familles shall be brought…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-16-1

Unitary effect may be conferred on a European patent under the conditions laid down in the first paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012. The European patent with un…

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