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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R2241-3

In the cases provided for in Article L. 2241-3, public accountants are discharged from all liability by remitting the funds to the notary who drew up the deed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers

Article R6331-37

…contribution payable by companies with fewer than eleven employees is paid in three instalments, on 30 April, 31 July and 31 October each year. The amount of each instalment is equal to a quarter of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-346

…1° One month for contracts of six months or less; 2° Two months for contracts of two years or less; 3° Three months in all other cases. Service completed on a discontinuous basis is taken into account…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article R40-35

The authorisations provided for in Article 230-16 are issued under the following conditions: 1° For national police officers carrying out judicial police duties, either by the heads of the national po…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical laboratory technician

Article L4352-3-1

Persons who, on 29 November 1997, were performing the duties of medical laboratory technician in a blood establishment without fulfilling the required conditions but who, on 23 May 2004, can provide p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article A512-3

…es where the company is based, the legal form, where applicable the trade name and the SIREN number;3° In the case of a legal entity, the identity of the person among those mentioned in a of 2° of art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Radon management in establishments open to the public

Article R1333-34

I.-For the application of article L. 1333-22, when at least one radon volumetric activity measurement result exceeds the reference level set in article R. 1333-28 , the owner or, where applicable, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Miscellaneous

Article A444-39

The services listed under numbers 143 to 145,146 and 149 of table 3-2 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-2 of article appendix 4-7)Description of the serv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 393

…iminal matters, when the public prosecutor is considering prosecuting a person pursuant to articles 394,395 and 397-1-1, the public prosecutor shall order that the person be brought before him. After…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-37

…ent. A practitioner on sick leave retains the full emoluments provided for in 1° of article R. 6152-23, for a period of three months; these emoluments are reduced to half for the following nine months…

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