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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

The national automated DNA fingerprint database centralises DNA traces and fingerprints relating to the following offences: 1° Sexual offences referred to in Article 706-47 of this code as well as the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-5

The term referred to in the tenth paragraph of article L. 132-23 may not exceed the shorter of eight years or the maturity date of the guarantee. Before the maturity date mentioned in article L. 134-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Powers of investigation

Article L512-56

Visit and seizure operations may not be started before 6 a.m. or after 9 p.m.However, authorised agents may, when the needs of the investigation so require, carry out these operations outside these ho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers.

Article L721-5

…on to hear legal actions in which one of the parties is a company formed in accordance with the loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 relative à l'exercice sous forme de sociétés des professions libérale…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Approval of professional associations

Article R519-55

For authorisation under the conditions set out in I of Article L. 519-13, the association submits a file to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the composition of which is set by ord…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Special employee share ownership schemes.

Article R212-5

The rules relating to employee profit-sharing are set out in Chapter I of Title IV of Book IV of the Labour Code and in Decree no. 87-947 of 26 November 1987 setting the conditions for application of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: State aid.

Article L5134-58

Employers subject to the insurance obligation set out in article L. 5422-13, with the exception of private individuals, benefit from State aid for each young people's work contract. Sea fishing employ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R3252-5

In all cases, the sum left at the disposal of an employee whose remuneration is subject to seizure or assignment, in application of the second paragraph of article L. 3252-5, is equal to the lump sum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Skin-invasive tattooing and body piercing.

Article R1311-5

The waste produced is treated in the same way as waste from healthcare activities involving infectious risks. Its disposal is subject to the provisions of articles R. 1335-1 to R. 1335-8, R. 1335-13 a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-5

At the end of the period referred to in Article 4 of the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 précité, transfers of State taxes represent at least half of the resources allocated by the State to all local au…

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