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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

The national automated DNA fingerprint database centralises DNA traces and fingerprints relating to the following offences: 1° Sexual offences referred to in Article 706-47 of this code as well as the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession

Article R821-74

The President of the Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes or, where controls are implemented by the High Council pursuant to Article L. 821-9, the Director General of the High Council shal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-9

The organisation responsible for the course will issue the employee with a certificate stating that he/she has attended the course. This certificate is given to the employer when the employee returns…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and duration of the contract

Article R1435-9-1

The doctors or students referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 1435-4-2 may enter into an initial practice contract with a regional health agency if they are practising in the areas defined…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R5125-24-9

Each société de participations financières de profession libérale de pharmaciens d'officine may be subject to occasional checks on the scope of its activities, as prescribed by the Conseil national de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-138

Where the prohibition provided for in 1° of Article 706-136 is imposed, the civil party may request to be informed by the public prosecutor of the lifting of the hospitalisation to which that person m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation of the holder to subcontract

Article R2393-7

…chaser decides to require the contractor to subcontract part of his contract pursuant to 2° of article L. 2393-3, he shall indicate this in the contract notice in the form of percentages set under the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article R325-7

If the withdrawal of authorisation referred to in Article L. 325-1 or in this Code or in Articles 6 or 7 of Article L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code concerns an undertaking referred to in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group Medical Committee

Article D6132-9-5

I.-An alternate is provided for each of the members mentioned in 4° of the I of article D. 6132-9-3.II.-When a full member resigns or ceases to belong to the discipline or branch he represents during…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-43

The public prosecutor shall recognise the sentencing decision as enforceable on French territory in the absence of one of the grounds for refusal provided for in Articles 728-32 and 728-33. In the eve…

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