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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article R49-20-1

The procedures for appointing, performing their duties and swearing in the specialist assistants provided for in Article 628-9 are those laid down by the articles R. 50 bis to R. 50 sexies.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article D47-1-20

…e, shall be agreed in advance with the authorities of that State, specifying in particular the time and place of the hearing, the identification details of the person heard and, in the case of a suspe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Preparation, preservation and use of tissues, cells and their derivatives.

Article L1243-2-1

Compliance, in establishments authorised under article L. 1243-2, with legislative and regulatory provisions relating to the quality and safety of tissues and their derivatives and cell therapy prepar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12-2

Notwithstanding article L. 113-12, where the purpose of the insurance contract is to guarantee, in the event of the occurrence of one of the risks defined in the contract, either the total or partial…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-2

For insurance contracts covering natural persons outside their professional activities and falling within the branches or categories of contracts defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the insured m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-2-1

…one of the risks defined in the contract, either the total or partial repayment of the amount outstanding under a credit agreement referred to in 1° of article L. 313-1 of the French Consumer Code, o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-2-1

…osecutor sends the Attorney General the annual criminal policy report on the application of the law and the general instructions, as well as the annual report on the activity and management of his Pub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-22

I.-Information for data subjects is provided in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Clarifying the encrypted data needed to establish the truth

Article 230-2

…recy, the written requisition must be sent to a technical body subject to national defence secrecy, and designated by decree, together with the physical medium containing the data to be cleared or a c…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-4-2

…ontractor due to damage affecting a work or items of equipment of a work mentioned in articles 1792 and 1792-2 are prescribed by ten years from acceptance of the work and, for damage affecting those i…

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