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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-5

The time limits relating to the length of pre-trial detention provided for in articles 145-1 to 145-3 are no longer applicable once the investigating judge has issued his order for referral to the tri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers

Article R721-11

The Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, may consult the council in the following areas:1° The training and ethics of commercial court judges;2° The organisation, operation and activity of commer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Exposure limit values

Article R4443-1

…ns, referred to an eight-hour reference period, may not exceed the following exposure limit values: 1° 5 m/s2 for vibrations transmitted to the hands and arms; 2° 1.15 m/s2 for vibrations transmitted…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-16

The results of the risk assessment are recorded in the single risk assessment document provided for in Article R. 4121-1. The results of the assessment and measurements provided for in article R. 4451…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title IV: French Polynesia

Article R6441-1

For the application of articles R. 6312-44 to R. 6312-48 to French Polynesia: 1° The reference to the Highway Code is replaced by the reference to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R771-3

Articles R. 711-1 and R. 712-1 are not applicable to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation

Article L2363-2

In the case provided for in Article L. 2363-1, the registration of the European Cooperative Society may only take place if the parties decide to implement the provisions of this Chapter and of Chapter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article R2213-1-4

…section and sends, under conditions that guarantee the confidentiality and protection of the data: 1° To the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques a bulletin containing the in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16-1

…cy of a supplementary occupational pension fund referred to in I of Article L. 385-6 shall include: 1° A description of how the internal assessment of risks is integrated into the management process a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 sexvicies

…are taxed in the industrial and commercial profits category when this accommodation is included in:1° An establishment mentioned in 6° or 7° of I of Article L. 312-1 du code de l'action sociale et de…

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