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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Roads (R).

Article R5215-20

Under no circumstances shall the assistance of the community's technical services give rise to remuneration on the part of the municipalities concerned.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-11

…means of a legible display on menus, wine lists or any other medium, of the origin and, where applicable, the name of the protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication of the w…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations of undivided co-owners.

Article 815-11

…tle, the extent of each person's rights in the undivided co-ownership results from the act of notoriety or the inventory title drawn up by the notary.In the event of a dispute, the president of the ju…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Jurisdiction of the protection litigation judge

Article R713-11

…rovided, judgments and orders are notified to the debtor and the creditors concerned by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by the clerk's office of the judicial court. These notificatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R5315-11

The establishment's budget includes a provisional profit and loss account and a provisional statement of changes in assets and liabilities on an accruals basis. The appropriations for staff expenditur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Litigation

Article R7343-20

…rofessional elections. The parties are exempted from the requirement to appear before the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de Cassation.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: Restorative justice

Article 10-1

On the occasion of any criminal proceedings and at all stages of the proceedings, including during the enforcement of the sentence, the victim and the perpetrator of an offence, provided that the fact…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-116

The competent body for radiation protection and the centre of competence for radiation protection shall include at least one person designated to be responsible for processing the results of the indiv…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of professional competence.

Article R512-11

I-The purpose of the professional training course referred to in articles R. 512-9 and R. 512-10 is to enable trainees to acquire legal, technical, commercial and administrative skills prior to engagi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 124 E

The conditions of application of articles 124 B to 124 D are set by decree (1). (1) See Annex III, art. 41 duodecies J to 41 duodecies P.

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