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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 84-1

…eclare that he or she will waive the benefit of Article 161-1 only for certain categories of expert reports that he or she specifies.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 160

…diciaires before the examining magistrate or the magistrate appointed by the court. The swearing-in report is signed by the competent magistrate, the expert and the court clerk. In the event of an imp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the civil action

Article 371

…rt may appoint one of its members to hear the parties, take cognisance of the exhibits and make its report at the hearing, where the parties may still present their observations and where the public p…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Consultation of automated data processing for the purposes of customs controls

Article 67 quinquies

…ph of this article is indicated on any document, regardless of the medium, attached to the official report recording the offence.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-13

…itoring of donors. Health professionals, blood transfusion establishments and health establishments report and declare information relating to haemovigilance. A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall dete…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-2

…sis prescribed pursuant to the last paragraph of article L. 1334-1, or the risk of exposure to lead report mentioned in article L. 1334-5, and that this existence is likely to be the cause of intoxica…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-10

…e may obtain from the insurer, on simple request, a copy of the police or gendarmerie investigation report and to remind him that he may, at his own discretion, be assisted by a lawyer and, in the eve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-40

…r, the issue of bonds and to determine the terms and conditions thereof.The persons appointed shall report to the Board of Directors or the Management Board under the conditions determined by these bo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Other policies

Article L2213-31

…s to put an end to all causes of insalubrity.In the event of refusal or negligence, the mayor shall report the state of insalubrity found to the representative of the State in the department.The repre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions

Article L2223-17

…a plot has ceased to be maintained, the mayor may declare this state of abandonment by means of a report brought to the attention of the public and the families.If, one year after this duly carried…

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