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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Deletion of data from the file

Article R50-64

…the deletion of the data entered therein: a) On expiry of the time limits laid down in Article 706-25-6 ; b) When informed of one of the decisions mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of Article 70…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4755-3

…oduct conformity and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 fails to comply with a measure taken pursuant to Article L. 4314-2 of this Code or Article 16(3…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60

…fraud detection ; 2° Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 establishing the European Union Customs Code and its implementing regulations ; 3° Regu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-2

…ormation sheet referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 shall be drawn up in French. However, under the conditions and within the limits set by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-2

…cles 290 to 297,300,301,303 and 304 to 314 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-9

…13 of 13 December 2013 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the indication of fresh, chilled and f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-28

…Article L. 223-26 ; 2° The deadline set for sending them to the sole shareholder by article R. 223-25 ; 3° The filing of the documents mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 223-31.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-3

…ticle 3 of the aforementioned Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 for the purposes of entering this information in the database established by this Of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 792-0 bis

…ose mentioned in 2° of 2 bis of the same Article 238-0 A or where the trust was set up after 11 May 2011 and, at the time the trust was set up, the settlor was domiciled for tax purposes in France wit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-29

…and sporting activities; 2° Non-compliance with one of the conditions mentioned in articles R. 131-25 and R. 131-27; 3° In the case of renewal, non-compliance with the commitments set out in the dele…

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