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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-2

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the following are authorised to investigate and record infringements of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, of this Title and of those ado…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article D11

When acting as part of a flagrante delicto or preliminary investigation, judicial police officers may relate in a single report the operations carried out during the same investigation. If several jud…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article D12

When, in application of article 18 (third paragraph), a judicial police officer travels outside the territorial limits where he normally carries out his duties, he must give prior notice to the public…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article D9

Officers of the judicial police must state their name and capacity in all reports they draw up in matters of judicial police..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article D10

When executing a letter rogatory, judicial police officers shall draw up separate reports for each of the acts they are called upon to perform.Each report must mention the name and capacity of the jud…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 201

A marriage which has been declared null shall, nevertheless, produce its effects in respect of the spouses, where it was contracted in good faith. If good faith exists only on the part of one of the s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 200

If the public official has died when the fraud is discovered, the civil action will be brought against his heirs, by the public prosecutor, in the presence of the interested parties, and on their denu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 202

It also produces its effects with regard to the children, even if neither spouse had acted in good faith. The judge rules on the terms and conditions of the exercise of parental authority as in divorc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-2-1

The internal regulations may contain provisions enshrining the principle of neutrality and restricting the expression of employees' beliefs if these restrictions are justified by the exercise of other…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-2-1

Special conditions may be attached to the following offers of financial securities or shares to the public: 1° A public offer of less than a certain amount. The total amount of the offer is calculated…

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