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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 57-1

Officers of the judicial police or, under their responsibility, officers of the judicial police may, in the course of a search carried out under the conditions provided for in this code, access via a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 58

Subject to the requirements of the investigations, any communication or disclosure without the authorisation of the person under investigation or his successors in title or the signatory or recipient…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 62-3

Police custody is carried out under the supervision of the public prosecutor, without prejudice to the prerogatives of the liberty and custody judge provided for in articles 63-4-2 and 706-88 to 706-8…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of contracts

Article L252-1

…ICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 222-1 to L. 222-6 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 222-7 and L. 222-8 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Data communication service providers

Article L774-39

…column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 549-1 Ordinance no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 549-2Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 549-3 to L. 549-10 Order…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L351-7

…ame table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION L. 314-1 to L. 314-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016 L. 314-5 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 31…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Maintenance and repair of medical equipment

Article D224-56

When several parts from the circular economy can be offered to replace the same defective part, particularly when the choice of one of them has consequences for the repair or maintenance time, the pos…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Maintenance and repair of medical equipment

Article R224-51

The obligation set out in article L. 224-111 does not apply in the following cases: 1° When parts from the circular economy are not available within the timeframe compatible with the date or timeframe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Maintenance and repair of medical equipment

Article R224-50

For the application of article L. 224-111, parts from the circular economy mean components and elements from a preparation operation with a view to their re-use for a purpose identical to that for whi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Maintenance and repair of medical equipment

Article D224-53

At the entrance to the premises where the public is received to make a request for maintenance or repair, the professional, mentioned in Article L. 224-111, informs the consumer of the possibility of…

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