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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest in the event of deferred removal

Article R*732-3

…expulsion decision was issued by the Minister of the Interior before the entry into force of decree no. 97-24 of 13 January 1997 on the basis of the provisions of article 23 of order no. 45-2658 of 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L7345-10

…to in article L. 7345-7 is subject to the confidentiality obligation set out inarticle 21-3 of law no. 95-125 of 8 February 1995 relating to the organisation of the courts and to civil, criminal and…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 410

…mply with the obligation to notify messages on the status of containers, as provided for in Article 18a of Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article R754-1

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-1no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 Oc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Departmental advisory committee on safety and accessibility

Article D312-26

The departmental safety and accessibility advisory committee set up under decree no. 95-260 of 8 March 1995 is responsible for giving an opinion, under the conditions set out in the aforementioned dec…

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

Article R53-15

…Interior. III. III.The rights of rectification and limitation of data referred to in Articles 16 to 18 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in the Article 106 of the afo…

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

Article R53-13

…r the extrajudicial procedure for identifying deceased persons, provided for by Article 1 of Decree no. 97-109 of 6 February 1997 relating to the conditions for approval of persons authorised to carry…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Disputes.

Article R123-143

A decision to refuse registration or registration of amendments to the articles of association taken by the registrar pursuant to the second paragraph of article R. 123-95 may be contested within fift…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-72

For all activities where there is a risk of contamination by carcinogens, mutagens or agents toxic to reproduction, the employer shall take the following appropriate measures: 1° Ensure that workers d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706-1-2

The articles 706-80 to 706-87, 706-95 to 706-103 and 706-105 are applicable to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the offences provided for in the last paragraph of articles L. 241-…

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