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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Capture of computer data

Article 706-102-1

…gnate any authorised natural or legal person registered on one of the lists provided for in Article 157, with a view to carrying out the technical operations enabling the technical device mentioned in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-16-1

…th regard to the consequences for the latter of this decision. The measures provided for in Article 712-16 may relate to the consequences of decisions to individualise the sentence with regard to the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIX: Special seizures

Article 706-141-1

Seizure may also be ordered for value. The rules specific to certain types of property provided for in Chapters III and IV of this Title shall apply to the property on which the seizure for value is c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-13-1

A decree in the Council of State shall determine the conditions of application of this section.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: European Union trade mark

Article R*717-10-1

…on shall also be examined and registered or rejected under the conditions laid down in Article R. * 712-23-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article D5121-74-1-1

I.- The maximum value of the period referred to in the second paragraph of II of article L. 5121-12-1 is set at twelve months from the date on which the authorisation referred to in this article is gr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-7

…egion or the minister responsible for sports, for the activities mentioned in c of 5° of article R. 212-7 and for the activity of mountain leader, alone or, when the diploma decree so provides, jointl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-7-1

…the protection and restoration of biodiversity, includes the following developments in particular: 1° It presents the ecological continuities chosen to make up the territory's green and blue network…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-10-7

…e provisions of the regional development plan may only be declared to be in the public interest if: 1° The public enquiry, carried out in accordance with Chapter III of Title II of Book I of the Envir…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-7

I. - If the Metropolitan Council so decides, the allocations for capital expenditure include programme authorisations and payment appropriations.Programme authorisations constitute the upper limit of…

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