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Showing 361370 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-154

…ution authorised by law to maintain deposit accounts or digital asset accounts mentioned in Article L. 54-10-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code. The liberty and custody judge, to whom the matter has…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-6

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Local tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment.

Article R2333-70

…operating ski lift equipment subject in mountain areas to the municipal tax provided for in article L. 2333-49 send to the mayors of the communes in which the operation is located, before the twenty-f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88

…er, the second extension may, exceptionally, be authorised without prior presentation of the person due to the requirements of investigations in progress or to be carried out. When the first extension…

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

Article 706-56

…dicial police agent may request any person authorised under the conditions laid down by article 16-12 of the Civil Code, without it being necessary for this person to be registered on a list of judici…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Borrowings

Article D6145-70

…ults from the ratio of outstanding long-term debt to permanent capital, exceeds 50%; - the apparent duration of the debt exceeds ten years; - the outstanding debt, in relation to its total income from…

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

Article 706-54

…entioned in article 706-55 who have been found not criminally responsible pursuant to articles 706-120, 706-125, 706-129, 706-133 ou 706-134.The genetic fingerprints of persons against whom there is s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: Applications for relief from prohibitions, disqualifications, incapacities or publication measures

Article 702-1

…to the last court that ruled, to relieve him or her, in whole or in part, including as regards the duration, of this prohibition, disqualification or incapacity. If the conviction was handed down by…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions

Article 211-9

Long-length cinematographic works must meet certain artistic and technical production conditions, determined according to a scale of 100 points established for each type of work.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Advisory Committee

Article 211-95

The members of the commission, with the exception of the chairman and vice-chairman, are appointed after consultation with the most representative professional or trade union organisations.

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