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

Article R53-20

…c prosecutor or the public prosecutor and in accordance with the procedures set out in I of Article 706-56, within one year at the latest: 1° Either, if the person has been definitively sentenced to a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to practise for holders of evidence of formal qualifications as a dental surgeon obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4111-26

The Conseil national de l'ordre will forward the complete application, together with its opinion, to the Minister for Health, who will decide on the application for authorisation to practise.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-26

…the Consumer Code are not required to provide proof of the approval provided for in Article R. 331-25 in order to refer a matter to the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et num…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-26

The organisation responsible for the courses or sessions provided as part of the mutualist training leave will issue the employee with a certificate stating that the employee has actually attended the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-26

…fication of a certified copy of the application for a certificate to the alleged person responsible may be recorded and prosecuted.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R121-26

The Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration may take in civil servants on secondment or secondment, as well as civil servants from public or private bodies managing a public service, with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R775-20

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 533-1-Bn° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 533-1 and R. 533-2law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013R. 533-2-2no. 2014-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L72-101-15

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 72-101-14 are forwarded to the local authority.They are communicated by the local authority to the elected members of the Assembly of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-264

…cipant has one vote at the general meeting of the workers' cooperative. The articles of association may, however, allocate several votes to participants, depending on the amount of their salary, withi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-26

Underpinning of foundations may only be carried out in small sections and as and when the shoring, struts or props put in place ensure sufficient safety. However, this requirement does not preclude th…

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