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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-24

…ures established by the police and national gendarmerie units, or by customs officers authorised to carry out judicial police duties.It may contain personal data of the kind mentioned in I of article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-18

…valuates the fulfilment of its various missions. It is the scientific body, provided for by article 14 of decree no. 2002-628 of 25 April 2002 taken for the application of law no. 2002-5 of 4 January…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Inter-constituency groupings.

Article R711-25

The decree provided for in Article R. 711-22 sets the number of seats on the general assembly of the interconsular grouping reserved for each of the chambers making up the grouping; this number may no…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-25

The data collected in the context of article R. 40-24 may only concern the following categories: 1° Persons in respect of whom there is serious or corroborating evidence during a preliminary investiga…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R515-25

…e audited by two statutory auditors appointed in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 511-38, D. 511-8, D. 511-9 and D. 612-53 to R. 612-60. The statutory auditors are subject to the obligati…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2161-24

…mme or a partially defined project.The arrangements for the dialogue, the award criteria and an indicative timetable are specified in the contract notice or in another consultation document.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-18

…he mandating body is responsible for recovering undue payments resulting from payments made, the amicable or compulsory nature of the recovery for which it is responsible and the conditions under whic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article R7345-22

I.-The platform or the representative appointed pursuant to Article L. 7343-12 who withdraws from the mediation shall inform the Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d'emploi, which shall t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Municipal associations (R).

Article R2511-18

The borough mayor informs the borough council of the applications he has received and the action he has taken on them. The list of associations whose applications have been registered is made availabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-2

I.-The request to delimit or modify the zones defined in articles L. 3132-25 and L. 3132-25-1 is made by the mayor or, after consultation with the mayors concerned, by the president of the public esta…

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