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Showing 26212630 of 22664 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 30 janvier 2019 n° 17-85304

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-19

The recordings and data collected during the operations carried out pursuant to this section shall be destroyed, at the request of the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor, on expiry of the stat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article L783-7

…pplicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-1 with the exception of its second paragraph Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-3 Act no . 2019-486 of 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Passenger transport in the Ile-de-France region

Article 1038

Agreements entered into for the implementation of l'ordonnance n° 59-151 modifiée du 7 janvier 1959, relative à l'organisation des transports de voyageurs en Ile-de-France, are registered at a fixed f…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Direct allowances to supplement the new horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-92

…allowance may not exceed the actual loss of turnover recorded over the period between 1 January and 30 September 2021 compared with the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 30 September in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 777-3

…TCN";the automated fingerprint file;the processing necessary for the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/816 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 and Council Framework Decisi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2651-1

…2112-14 to R. 2113-8In Title IIR. 2121-1 to R. 2122-1R. 2122-2Resulting from decree no. 2021-357 of 30 March 2021R. 2122-3 to R. 2122-7R. 2122-8Resulting from decree no. 2019-1344 of 12 December 2019R…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2671-1

…2112-14 to R. 2113-8In Title IIR. 2121-1 to R. 2122-1R. 2122-2Resulting from decree no. 2021-357 of 30 March 2021R. 2122-3 to R. 2122-7R. 2122-8Resulting from decree no. 2019-1344 of 12 December 2019…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2681-1

…2112-14 to R. 2113-8In Title IIR. 2121-1 to R. 2122-1R. 2122-2Resulting from decree no. 2021-357 of 30 March 2021R. 2122-3 to R. 2122-7R. 2122-8Resulting from decree no. 2019-1344 of 12 December 2019R…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Capture of computer data

Article 706-102-3

On pain of nullity, the decision authorising the use of the device referred to in Article 706-102-1 specifies the offence giving rise to the operations, the exact location or detailed description of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Capture of computer data

Article 706-102-5

With a view to setting up the technical device referred to in Article 706-102-1, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, or the investigating judge may authorise entry…

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