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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-13

No reconciliation or interconnection, within the meaning of Article 33 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, may be carried out between the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-11

No reconciliation or connection within the meaning of the article 33 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms may not be made between the file provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-84

…ingle Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 30 March 1961 or the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 21 February 1971, as well as products containing such substances or preparations, plants or parts of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-232-1

…data being made available to the public for canvassing purposes pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe (closed-end investment companies whose shares are traded on a financial instruments market)

Article L214-137

Articles L. 22-10-62, the first paragraph of Article L. 225-210 and Articles L. 225-211 and L. 22-10-64 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to SICAFs covered by this sub-paragraph.A SICAF cover…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-6

…issued pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters is also notified by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article D5123-4

…rency Committee, the composition and operation of which are set out in articles R. 163-15 to R. 163-21 of the Social Security Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXVII: Tax credit for organic farming

Article 244 quater L

I. - Agricultural businesses benefit from a tax credit in respect of each of the years 2011 to 2025 during which at least 40% of their revenue comes from activities mentioned in Article 63 under the o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R55-3

…he General Tax Code and, where applicable, the increase in the fine provided for by the articles L. 211-27 and L. 421-8 of the Insurance Code in the event of conviction for the offence of failure to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Relations with the health insurance scheme

Article R6223-9

If one or more of the members practising their profession within the company is removed from the scope of the agreement, without withdrawing from the company, and if the other members fail, under the…

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