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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Residence ban

Article 762-1

…l may be subjected by the sentencing decision to one or more of the following supervision measures: 1° Report periodically to the services or authorities designated by the sentencing decision; 2° Info…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article R124-1

…cutive financial years, they exceed the thresholds set below for one of the following two criteria: 1° One hundred for the average number of members; the members taken into account for each financial…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-13

A copy of the statement of objections together with a copy of the investigation report and the investigation file is forwarded for referral by the general rapporteur to the chairman of the restricted…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4453-11

…cle R. 4453-13. These provisions are not required when the following cumulative conditions are met: 1° The values triggering action concern only direct biophysical effects; 2° The employer has demonst…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of poisoning

Article L1340-5

Manufacturers, importers, downstream users or distributors shall declare to the bodies responsible for toxicovigilance any cases of human intoxication of which they are aware and which are induced by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Chief Executive Officer

Article R121-37

The Director General of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may delegate his signature. This delegation may cover decisions taken pursuant to Articles L. 511-1, L. 5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-17

…incompatible chemical agents. To this end, the employer shall take appropriate measures to prevent: 1° The presence in the workplace of dangerous concentrations of flammable substances or dangerous qu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Revenue

Article R3543-2

Articles D. 3333-1 to R. 3333-18 shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles.

Article R232-44

…c Steering Committee is set up within the Agency to assist it with scientific matters. To this end: 1° Each year, it proposes to the College at least one call for research projects relating to the fig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-7

…20 on the missions of the regional health agencies.II.-For their application in Wallis and Futuna: :1° In Article L. 1161-2, the words: "of the regional health agencies" are replaced by the words: "of…

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