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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

Article L5427-6

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, determines the conditions for application of articles L. 5427-1 to L. 5427-5.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 262-1

…agreement stipulates otherwise;-when it is pronounced by mutual consent in the case provided for in 1° of Article 229-2, on the date of homologation of the agreement settling all the consequences of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-19

The committee referred to in I of Article 28-3 shall comprise: 1° The public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation or his delegate chosen by him from among the first advocates general or advocates gene…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 1082

A note of the divorce or legal separation shall be made in the margin of the marriage certificate and the birth certificate of each of the spouses, in view of an extract of the decision containing onl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-5-2

…penalties provided for in IV of Article L. 464-2 is granted when the following conditions are met: 1° The applicant satisfies the conditions laid down in article R. 464-5-4; 2° It discloses its parti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-16

…ciété d'exercice libéral de médecins, de chirurgiens-dentistes ou de sages-femmes may be excluded : 1° If he is subject to a disciplinary measure resulting in a ban on practising or providing care to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Powers (R)

Article R1425-15

If the annual financing agreement provided for in the third paragraph of article R. 1425-1, no later than fifteen days before the deadline for adopting the primary budget for the financial year in que…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and organisation of safety information and training

Article R4141-7

Safety training is conducted with the assistance, where appropriate, of the professional body for health, safety and working conditions provided for in article L. 4643-1, and that of the prevention de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and organisation of safety information and training

Article R4141-6

The occupational physician shall be involved by the employer in drawing up safety training initiatives and determining the content of the information which must be provided pursuant to Article R. 4141…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: EXAMINATION OF THE REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF OVERBELT SITUATION

Article L724-2

If, during the execution of the processing measures provided for in Articles L. 732-1, L. 733-1, L. 733-4 and L. 733-7, it appears that the debtor's situation has become irretrievably compromised unde…

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