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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-23

Without prejudice to the supervisory powers granted to the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés by the aforementioned loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978, the processing of personal data…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 265

The annual list and the special list are sent by the chairman of the commission to the mayor of each municipality. The mayor is required to inform the first president of the court of appeal or the pre…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-19

…specific period and with the authorisation of the Minister responsible for sport, by a specialised commission set up by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-19

…or the company referred to in Article L. 214-61 of the Monetary and Financial Code may not pay any commission to the insurance company offering the said contract or to a company belonging to the same…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking whose registered office is outside the European Union

Article L356-13

…of a third country has been recognised as temporarily equivalent by a delegated act of the European Commission, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution nevertheless exercises the function…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-5

…ficulties in applying the provisions of this Title and Title VIII of this Book, it shall inform the Commission and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority. The Autorité de contrôle…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Freedom to provide services

Article L211-21

…ice provider provides services in France for the first time, it shall first inform the registration commission referred to inArticle L. 141-2 by means of a written declaration, including in particular…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties.

Article R325-23

…arning or order the temporary or permanent withdrawal of approval after consulting the Departmental Commission for Tourist Activities. An appeal against this decision may be lodged with the Minister f…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER VII: AERODROME ENVIRONMENT.

Article L227-7

…on devoted to night flights. The authority presents its annual report to the environmental advisory commissions of the aerodromes referred to in I of article 1609 quatervicies A of the General Tax Cod…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to the location of cinemas

Article L425-1

…e number stated in the cinema development authorisation granted by the competent cinema development commission. Failing this, it may issue an order, within a fortnight, to close the unlawfully operate…

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