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

Article R53-14

…riod is extended to forty years when the biological traces from unknown persons have been collected as part of an investigation or information relating to one of the offences listed in the table menti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-29

…the legal and regulatory texts applicable to the entity; -provided for by the entity's articles of association; -or drawn up on the entity's own initiative and communicated to the statutory auditor b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Titre Emploi-Service Entreprise.

Article L1273-5

…ruitment declaration provided for in article L. 1221-10 ; 3° The issue of an employment certificate as provided for in article L. 1234-19; 4° Drawing up a written employment contract, entering the com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-10

The provisions of articles L. 225-38 to L. 225-43, L. 22-10-12 and L. 22-10-13 are applicable to agreements entered into directly or through an intermediary between the company and one of its managers…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article L2313-1-1

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of article L. 2313-1 are sent to the commune. They are communicated by the municipality to elected municipal representatives who request them, unde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-4

…donors mentioned in Article L. 2143-3, the data relating to their donations and to the persons born as a result of these donations, as well as the identity of the recipient persons or couples, are kep…

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

Article L4232-2

…wn in this chapter, whose term of office is six years. Subject to the provisions of article L. 4232-13, pharmacists who are registered on the roll for each section and who have been practising for at…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-14

The investigations provided for in Article L. 823-13 may be made both to the person or entity whose accounts the statutory auditors are responsible for certifying and to the persons or entities that c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Presumptions of ownership

Article 754 B

…hich have not been sold under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 211-13 of the aforementioned code.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Exercise of parental authority over the person of the child

Article 1180-3

When the family affairs judge pronounces or modifies a measure, taken pursuant to article 373-2-6 of the Civil Code, prohibiting a minor child from leaving the country without the authorisation of bot…

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