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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-19

…rsuant to the conviction that led to their registration in the file, their obligation to provide proof of address, to declare a change of address and, where applicable, to present themselves, only ari…

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

Article R53-19-1

As an exception to articles R. 53-18 and R. 53-19, the data recorded in the national automated genetic fingerprint database, with the exception of that mentioned in III of article R. 53-10, may be con…

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

Article R53-19-2

Subject to the special rules laid down in the acts and agreements referred to in 2° and 3° of Article R. 53-19-1, the operations carried out under the said provisions: 1° Are carried out by agents spe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Keeping a record of queries and consultations

Article R53-21-19

The register shall keep for a period of three years, within the limits of the periods defined in Article R. 53-21-20, information relating to recordings, deletions and interrogations of which it is th…

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

Article D47-1-19

When, for the execution of a European investigation request issued by a Member State to another Member State, a detained person must transit through national territory, such transit shall be authorise…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to secure electronic devices enabling a dematerialised official report to be drawn up

Article A37-19-1

In the event of a claim brought before the competent court, the report drawn up with the device provided for in Article A. 37-19 is, at the request of the authority to which the complaint is made, pri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17° : Tax credit granted for sums paid for the employment of an employee in the home, to an approved association or to an approved body with the same purpose

Article 199 sexdecies

1. Where they are not taken into account for the assessment of income in the various categories, the sums paid by a taxpayer domiciled in France within the meaning of article 4 B for:a) The employment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion

Article R6523-19

In addition to the Prefect or his representative and, as appropriate, the President of the Regional Council in Guadeloupe and La Réunion, the President of the Assembly in French Guiana or the Presiden…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-19

The commission totals the number of votes obtained by each candidate in each category or sub-category and allocates the seats in accordance with Article L. 713-16. Any ballot paper submitted in a form…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Monitoring workers' health

Article R4453-19

When an exposure in excess of the exposure limit values is detected or when an undesirable or unexpected effect on health likely to result from exposure to electromagnetic fields is reported by a work…

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