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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-15

I.-The right to object does not apply to this processing pursuant to Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-15

Any agreement entered into directly or through an intermediary between the occupational health and safety service and its Chairman, its Director or one of its Directors must be submitted to the Board…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-15

The supplier shall reimburse the consumer as soon as possible and no later than thirty days for all sums received from the consumer under the contract, with the exception of the amount mentioned in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial investment advisers

Article R775-24

Article R. 541-11 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands as amended by Decree no. 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-24

Football, handball, hockey and basketball goal cages may not be made available to users for the purposes of sporting activities or games, whether free of charge or in return for payment, if the equipm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-24

An establishment or an authorised body may transfer tissues, their derivatives or cells or cell therapy preparations to another establishment or authorised body with a view to their preparation, prese…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Changes to the basis of an application for divorce

Article 247-1

The spouses may also, at any stage of the proceedings, when divorce has been requested on the grounds of definitive alteration of the marital bond or on the grounds of fault, ask the judge to record t…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Out-of-court sales with judicial authorisation

Article R322-24

The notary responsible for drawing up the deed of sale may obtain, in return for a receipt, delivery from the pursuing creditor of the documents collected for the purpose of drawing up the schedule of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R61-24

The sentence enforcement court may at any time appoint a doctor to verify that the implementation of the procedure mentioned in article R. 544-7 du code pénitentiaire is not harmful to the person's he…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Crédit Mutuel.

Article R512-24

The Board of Directors of the Confédération Nationale du Crédit Mutuel may impose one of the following sanctions on a member of the Crédit Mutuel who breaches the regulations in force: 1° A warning ;…

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