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Showing 21812190 of 69677 articles for Art. s. 1845 to 1870-1 · decree 78-704 of 3 July 1978 · C. civ. Art. 1105

French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Traffic

Article 307

With the exception of stills belonging to itinerant hirers, apparatus or parts of apparatus suitable for the distillation, manufacture or pressing of eaux-de-vie or spirits may only circulate anywhere…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316-3

The court shall rule, within a period of ten days from the date on which the matter is referred to it, on the application for the opposition to be dismissed made by the author of the acknowledgement,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-30

The collection, modification, consultation and deletion of personal data and information are subject to a record including the identifier of the author, the date and time of the operation and its admi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-33

I.-The right to object provided for in article 38 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms does not apply to this processing operation. Any person iden…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-31

The processing of personal data is subject to the control and monitoring provided for in articles 230-8 and 230-9. Requests for rectification or deletion of data from interested parties may be address…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-32

The implementation and updating of the processing operation shall be supervised by a senior public prosecutor, appointed for three years by order of the Minister of Justice, and assisted by a committe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-26-3

Applications for delegation or its renewal must be submitted no later than: - 30 June of the year following that of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games; -30 June of the year in which the Olympic a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28-3

…he delegation contract and its appendices are published under the conditions set out in article R. 131-36. The delegation contracts and their appendices are also made available to the public on a webs…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Possibility for a witness to give evidence anonymously

Article R53-31

The person who has benefited from the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 706-58 is informed that he or she must notify the public prosecutor of any changes of address during the year followi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Possibility for a witness to give evidence anonymously

Article R53-32

If the liberty and custody judge does not authorise the person's statements to be taken without his identity appearing in the proceedings, the request and the decision of this magistrate, as well as,…

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