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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-11

Title III of Book I of this Part is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-1089 of 30 July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to com…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the electronic challenge of fixed fines

Article A37-20

…ic device in accordance with articles R. 49-1, D. 589-2 and A. 37-19, the fixed fine notice may indicate that the request for exoneration or the claim may be made in electronic form in accordance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-12

…r article 65-3 of the decree of 30 October 1935 unifying the law on cheques and relating to payment cards, implemented on the occasion of the rejection of a cheque issued prior to the judgment opening…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Control of legality

Article L2131-12

The provisions of articles L. 2131-1 to L. 2131-11 are applicable to communal public establishments.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Increases

Article R7422-11

For the application of the increases mentioned in article R. 7422-10, days of the week other than Sundays and public holidays are considered to be working days. In the case of overtime, the percentage…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employers' College

Article R1441-11

In the event of a tie between two or more organisations pursuant to article R. 1441-10, the seat is awarded to the professional organisation with the highest number of member undertakings and employee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-12

…n of health products, is subject to authorisation issued by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé under conditions defined by decree. The import or export of blood, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-12

…ain, on pain of nullity, a number of names greater than the number of titular seats and, where applicable, substitutes, pairs of candidates or candidates to be filled, nor any sign of recognition. Sub…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Combating the illegal broadcasting of sporting events and competitions

Article L333-11

The authorised and sworn agents of the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority) may record acts likely to con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Use of the account for part-time work

Article L4163-11

…mployee's request to use his account for a change to part-time work as specified in Article L. 4163-10, the employee may refer the matter to the industrial tribunal under the conditions set out in Tit…

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