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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-1

The enforcement officers referred to in Article L. 8112-1 and the authorities responsible for coordinating their actions are empowered to provide each other with any information and documents required…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of control officers

Article L411-1

I. - Agents of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, commissioned for this purpose and sworn in under conditions determined by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, are responsible for carrying…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article D13

Officers of the judicial police assist officers of the judicial police in the performance of their duties, strictly limited to the operations prescribed to them and without being able to delegate to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article A37-1

Unless otherwise stipulated, the form used by the ticketing officer consists of:-a first section, measuring 100 mm × 186 mm, which constitutes the payment card;-a second section, measuring 100 mm × 18…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis

…ssumed identity must not be revealed at any stage of the procedure. Revealing the identity of these agents is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros. If such disclosure caus…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-7

Infringements of articles L. 112-6 to L. 112-6-2 are recorded by agents designated by order of the Minister responsible for the budget. The debtor or the court-appointed agent having made a payment in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Search of the file and direct information to the Ministry of the Interior

Article R50-52

I.-Pursuant to the provisions of 3° of Article 706-25-9, the authorities, agents or services mentioned in II may directly query the file, via a secure electronic communication system, based solely on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial provisions (R).

Article D5211-18-3

…s concerned by the request or initiative. It specifies the number of civil servants and contractual agents concerned and, in the case of permanent agents, their employment category.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 97-1

The judicial police officer or, under his supervision, the judicial police agent may, for the purposes of executing the letters rogatory, carry out the operations provided for by Article 57-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article L1427-1

Obstructing the duties of the agents mentioned in articles L. 1421-1, L. 1435-7 and L. 5313-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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