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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article R2-15-3

…hall be kept for ten years from the date of the event or for fifteen years in the case of terrorist acts. The identity, nationality, role and status for the event and the identifier, assigned by the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-15

…ntioned Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in Articles 104 and 105 of the aforementioned Act of 6 January 1978 may be exercised by contacting the Head of the National Forensic Science Servi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions applicable to authorisation and registration schemes

Article R1333-130

I.-Elements likely to lead to the disclosure of manufacturing secrets or to facilitate malicious acts likely to harm public health, safety and hygiene are sent under a separate, specially identified c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-11

Subject to the provisions of article L. 821-3-1, the departments of the High Council are headed, under the authority of the Chairman, by a Chief Executive Officer. The Director General is appointed by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-15

…nce in connection with the recovery of the same debt.It is payable by the debtor if the cost of the act in respect of which it is allocated falls to the debtor and payable by the creditor in all other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article R4323-2-3

…of Article R. 4311-105, the words: "Article L. 4311-15-1" are replaced by the words: "Article L. 4321-10-1 or Article L. 4322-2-2" and the words: "Article L. 4311-15" are replaced by the words: "Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations

Article L441-1-1

…the documents required for this attestation, in particular the methodology used to determine the impact on its tariff of changes in the price of the said agricultural raw materials or processed produc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-4

…e, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-6 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 of 13…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis B

1. Companies operating an online press service, recognised pursuant to Article 1 of Act no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press, developing professional information or prom…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-7

…esulting from Law No. 2020-1525 of 7 December 2020 on the acceleration and simplification of public action. Article L. 5134-1 is applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Act No. 2…

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