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

Article R40-23

…g of personal data, known as "criminal records processing", for the purposes mentioned in l'article 230-6.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Declaration of a witness's address at a police station or gendarmerie brigade

Article R53-23

The register provided for in the second paragraph of Article 706-57 is kept at the headquarters of each national police service or national gendarmerie unit. It is initialled by the head of the police…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Appeals

Article D45-23

…he second paragraph of Article 510, the form of the statement of appeal made pursuant to articles 502 or 503 must include a statement informing the appellant of his right to request, in accordance wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Drawing up agreements with third parties

Article R1261-23

…he application for authorisation of the training or research project in accordance with article R. 1261-16. The agreement organises the relationship between this entity and the institution. In the sit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-23

As soon as the request is received, the president of the court shall have the court clerk summon the legal representative of the debtor legal entity or the debtor natural person in order to hear their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Departmental fire brigade (R)

Article R1424-23

An advisory committee of volunteer firefighters, specific to all volunteer firefighters in the departmental corps, whose operating procedures are set by order of the minister in charge of civil securi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article D612-23

At least once a year, the Secretary General of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control exchange information on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial investment advisers

Article D775-23

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 541-8 and D. 541-9n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operation

Article R3262-23

A specialised issuer is entitled to open several meal voucher accounts at different banks. They can make transfers from one account to another.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article R1446-23

For its application in Mayotte, the following paragraph is added to article R. 1434-19 : The commission mentioned in article R. 1434-13 also includes the director of the Mayotte social security fund.

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