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

Article 706-55

…people, drug trafficking, attacks on personal freedoms, trafficking in human beings, procuring, exploitation of begging and endangering minors, provided for by the articles 221-1 à 221-5,222-1 à 222-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 777-3

…sonal data file or processing system held by a government department in order to carry out the procedures provided for in this Title. Under conditions specified, on the one hand, by the decree in Coun…

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

Article 728-44

…handed down by a French court for the same offence, the public prosecutor will propose that it be reduced to the legal maximum incurred under French law for the corresponding offence. Where the senten…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6232-7

The following articles of the Electoral Code apply to the vote-counting operations and the proclamation of results, under the conditions laid down in Article D. 6213-1:1° Article R. 63 relating to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6332-7

The following articles of the Electoral Code shall apply to the process of counting the votes and declaring the results, under the conditions set out in Article D. 6313-1, the following articles of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L670-7

The basis of assessment and liquidation of the tax on legal costs in matters of receivership or compulsory liquidation shall be provisionally regulated in accordance with the provisions of local laws.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-73

Pursuant to

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-75

The company, like the partners themselves, is subject to all the laws and regulations governing the profession's relationship with the health insurance scheme.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4381-76

The company, like the partners themselves, is subject to all the laws and regulations governing the profession's relationship with the health insurance scheme.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties for intermediaries

Article L354-6

…LES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 342-1 to L. 342-6 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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