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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R270

I.-The first sentence of the first paragraph of Article R. 45 shall read as follows: "The objection made by the accused, within the time limits provided for in either the third or fifth paragraphs of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R272

In Article R. 49, the following paragraph is added: "For New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the amount of the fixed fine is set respectively by the Congress of New Caledonia and the Council of Minist…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Insurance against technological disasters.

Article R128-4

When the amount of compensation paid to the victim under articles L. 128-1 to L. 128-3 : 1° Is less than 2,000 euros, in respect of damages other than those affecting a land motor vehicle;2° Is less t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Managing dose constraints

Article R4451-33-1

I.-For the purposes of preventive radiological monitoring and alerting in the event of abnormal exposure, the employer shall fit an operational dosimeter to: 1° Any worker entering a controlled area d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-18

I.-The persons authorised to access the processing for the purposes of consulting, recording and modifying data are the Commission's authorised agents and, where applicable, subcontractors recruited u…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article R409

The first six paragraphs of Article R. 133 are replaced by a paragraph worded as follows: "Where witnesses travel, they shall be awarded, on production of supporting evidence, a transport allowance eq…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures.

Article R5141-47-7

On completion of the procedures provided for in this subsection, the marketing authorisation shall be granted or varied by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alime…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

I.-The first four classes of offences for which prosecution is extinguished by payment of a fixed fine are as follows: 1° Offences punishable under the Highway Code whether or not they result in a wit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Shipments

Article R167

The public prosecutor or the public prosecutor may, however, object, by a specially reasoned decision, to the issue of a copy of a decision mentioned in 2° of Article R. 166: 1° In the case of a convi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-12

The magistrate delegated to the judicial missions of the customs and tax authorities or, if he is unable to do so, the deputy he delegates for this purpose shall receive requisitions for investigation…

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