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

Article 99-3

…ter system or processing of nominative data, to hand over these documents, in particular in digital form, without the obligation of professional secrecy being invoked against them without legitimate r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Findings.

Article 249

The judge may instruct the person he appoints to make findings. The person making the findings must not give any opinion on the consequences in fact or in law that may result.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Other policies

Article L2213-28

In all communes where the operation is necessary, house numbering is carried out by order of the mayor. Maintenance of the numbering is the responsibility of the owner, who must comply with ministeria…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Individual monitoring and additional examinations

Article R4412-49

The technical instructions specifying the procedures for the medical examinations to be carried out by occupational health physicians are determined, where necessary, by joint order of the ministers r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and periodic coordination meetings.

Article R4513-7

The head of the user undertaking shall check with the heads of the external undertakings that they have given the workers instructions appropriate to the risks associated with the presence of several…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Hearings

Article R2333-120-52

After the report on each case by the investigating magistrate, the parties may present oral observations in support of their written submissions, either in person or through their representative.The p…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7b: Temporary withholding of cash

Article 67 ter C

…before the president of the investigating chamber of the court of appeal for the location of the customs department responsible for the procedure. The decision to temporarily detain the cash must sp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-5

…before the president of the investigating chamber of the court of appeal for the location of the customs department responsible for the procedure. The decision to temporarily detain the cash must sp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-2

…t shall take into account all new facts or unknown elements on which one or more applications previously submitted may have been based and shall refer to the judgment formation of the Court of Revisio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 7

…m the day on which the offence was committed.Public prosecution of the crimes mentioned in Articles 706-16,706-26and 706-167 of this code, to Articles 214-1 to 214-4 and 221-12 of the Penal Code and i…

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