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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: General provisions

Article D589-4

A handwritten signature collected in digital form is affixed by means of a technical device, after the signatory has become aware of the document in digital format. It is validly affixed only if, subs…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-6

…icial police missions by tax service agents, and in particular the supply of copies and composition forms as well as the anonymity of the copies, is ensured, depending on the ministry to which candida…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-55

…ses of Article L. 613-47, the estimate of the losses that the holders of equity securities or other forms of ownership and the creditors of the person subject to a resolution procedure would have suff…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Work requiring the use of work equipment

Article D4153-28

…rdless of when they were first put into service ; 2° Machinery with moving parts involved in the performance of the work which cannot be made inaccessible during operation. II -The prohibition mention…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-11

…rganisation or establishment of collective interest, on a site with an obstetrics unit ; 2° It must form a multidisciplinary team, the composition of which is defined in article R. 2131-12 ; 3° It mus…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments

Article A123-97

…fifth year following the death of the person concerned. After this period, the data is kept in the form of an intermediate archive. The designation of the person or persons in contact with the admini…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-114-13

…entrusted to him.The accounting officer may request, if necessary, that the originals of documents forming a title in favour of the local authority be submitted to him against receipt.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R3512-18

…facturer may choose between two shades of colour. II-Other than the tobacco product, only a coating forming part of the packaging may be contained in a unit packet. III - An order of the Minister for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-104-13

…entrusted to him.The accounting officer may request, if necessary, that the originals of documents forming a title in favour of the local authority be submitted to him against receipt.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-53

Within a clear period of seven days, the employer must inform the following of any suspension or termination of the employment contract that occurs before the end of the period for which work integrat…

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