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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 866-1

The first paragraph of Article 706-166 reads: "In the case of an investigation opened for one of the offences, punishable by a sentence of three years' imprisonment or more, listed in Title I of Book…

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

Article R53-8-16

…tment managing the file shall send the Ministry of the Interior the notice provided for in articles 706-53-8 and R. 53-8-26. Failing submission within the time limits defined in Article R. 53-8-15, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment of personal transport costs.

Article L3261-3-1

…s in article L. 3261-4, all or part of the costs incurred by its employees travelling between their usual place of residence and their place of work on their personal pedal-assist cycle or motorised p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article L1223-7

Persons who provide information by canvassing or canvassing for plasmas mentioned in article L. 1223-3 must have scientific knowledge attested by a State diploma of doctor of pharmacy or pharmacist wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Due diligence on the part of project owners and principals

Article R1263-13

…shall be sent to the competent territorial unit mentioned in articles R. 1263-4-1 and R. 1263-6-1 using the "SIPSI" teleservice of the Ministry of Employment. The declaration must be drawn up in Fre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-85-2

…ucts to the public: 1° Is designed in such a way that the advertising nature of the message is obvious and the product is clearly identified as a veterinary medicinal product; 2° Contains at least : a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Specific procedures

Article 900-1

In 5° of in article 706-167, the reference: "to the second and third paragraphs of article 414 of the Customs Code" is replaced by the reference: "to article 282 of the Mayotte Customs Code".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article D594-4

…ans of telecommunication, in accordance with the provisions of the penultimate paragraph of Article 706-71.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-2

…of this Chapter: 1° Activity involving chemical agents means any work in which chemical agents are used or intended to be used in any process, including production, handling, storage, transport, disp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The banques populaires

Article L571-10

…le 313-1 of the French Penal Code for any company other than those mentioned in article L. 512-2 to use, in any form whatsoever, the title or description of "banque populaire".

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