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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-14

…ied pursuant to Article 706-112-1, he is informed, if these rights have not already been exercised: 1° that he or she may appoint a lawyer or request that a lawyer be appointed by the President of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-18

…drawn under the conditions defined in article R. 5131-17 and according to the following procedures: 1° In the event of the first failure, the allowance and, where applicable, the replacement income re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-12

For the election of staff representatives by the college mentioned in 1° of B of II of article L. 1233-5, the provisions of articles 29 to 41, 45 and 46 of the above-mentioned decree of 20 November 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Revenue

Article L5217-12

…ated, metropolises receive a global operating grant equal to the sum of the following two elements: 1° An intercommunality grant, calculated in accordance with the procedures defined in article L. 521…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R1263-1

…uired for the purposes of verifying the information relating to seconded employees are as follows : 1° Where it is in writing, the employment contract or any equivalent document attesting in particula…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-6-1

The organisations mentioned in a to d of 1° of article L. 6361-2 pay the Treasury a sum equal to the amount of unjustified use of funds that has been rejected in application of article L. 6362-10.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms.

Article R533-1-B

Class 1 bis investment firms are subject to the provisions of articles R. 511-15 to R. 511-16-4.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R742-14

…gister of traineeships by decision of the Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce: 1° If he or she is the subject of a criminal conviction for acts contrary to honour or probity; 2° I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2521-1

The provisions of this Title apply to private-law employers and their employees. They also apply to 1° Public establishments of an industrial and commercial nature ; 2° Public establishments providing…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to legal entities and establishments open to the public implementing the exception

Article R122-16

I.-To be included on the list provided for in 1° of Article L. 122-5-1, the legal entity or establishment must, in support of its request sent to the Commission by registered letter with acknowledgeme…

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