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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Urban equalisation grant.

Article R3334-1

For the distribution of the urban equalisation allowance between metropolitan departments, the synthetic index of resources and charges is obtained by adding the ratios defined in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration and publication of deeds, agreements and judgements

Article L123-2

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Revolving credit

Article D312-21

…cated in advertising pursuant to article L. 312-6 must be provided using a representative example meeting the following characteristics: 1° An amount of 500 euros; 2° An amount of 1,000 euros; 3° An a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-13

…ing documents sent are not of a nature to establish compliance with the requirements referred to in 1° and 2° of article R. 5132-1-12, the administrative authority will notify the structure of the sho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-1-3

For the purposes of implementing articles L. 8272-1 to L. 8272-4, the representative of the State in the département shall receive a copy of the official reports of offences constituting illegal emplo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-12

For application in Mayotte, article R. 1423-6 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 1423-6 Cases that are not assigned to the management section in application of article L. 1423-1-2 are assigned to the inte…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Management

Article A322-160

For supervised skydiving sessions as defined in 1° and 2° of articles A. 322-150 and A. 322-151, there must be at least two instructors, at least one of whom, whether paid or unpaid, holds the diploma…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 1200-9

The children's judge decides on the judicial measure of help with managing the family budget by decision separate from the other decisions relating to educational assistance. The judicial measure to h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-34

In the cases mentioned in 1° and 2° of article 230-33, where the needs of the investigation or enquiry so require, the public prosecutor or investigating judge may, for the sole purpose of installing…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-10

The decision of the director general of the institute ruling on the application for registration where applicable, after a decision by the jury in accordance with articles R. 421-5 and R. 421-1-2 is n…

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