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

Article R40-26

The following categories of personal data and information may be recorded in this processing operation:1° Concerning defendants:a) Natural persons:- identity (surname, married name, official alias, fo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Provisions relating to the supplementary supervision of regulated entities in a financial conglomerate.

Article L356-26

The undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-1 and in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 belonging to a financial conglomerate within the meaning of Article L. 517-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-20

The rural solidarity grant is allocated to communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants and to certain district capitals with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants to take account, on the one hand, of the cost…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article L7227-26

The time of absence provided for in articles L. 7227-1 et L. 7227-2 is treated as actual working time for the purposes of determining entitlement to social benefits.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-1

…ignated by decree in the Conseil d'Etat:1° Those made on the grounds of marriage to a French spouse;2° Those made pursuant to Article 21-13-1 by virtue of being an ascendant of a French national;3° Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Criminal provisions

Article L1142-26

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence defined in article L. 1142-25 shall incur, in addition to the fine…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Common provisions

Article 223-20

…tion of cinematographic works and repayable exclusively from the receipts of the works in question; 2° By the assumption, on behalf of production companies, of all or part of the distribution expenses…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261 E

…rganisation of games of chance or gambling subject to the progressive levies mentioned in Article 1560 of this Code, Article L. 2333-56 of the General Local Authorities Code and 2 to 9 of II of Articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Term of office and termination

Article R2314-26

…elating to the exception to the limitation on the number of successive terms of office mentioned in 2° of Article L. 2314-33 are for an indefinite period.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-26

The vocational training referred to in 2° of Article D. 314-23 as well as the continuing education referred to in Article D. 314-25 : 1° Their purpose is to enable people to acquire legal, economic an…

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