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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article R733-5

…733-8, or, where applicable, in the notification of the judgment issued pursuant to Article L. 733-13.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CHECKING RIGHTS OF MOVEMENT AND RESIDENCE

Article L813-9

…d, a report shall be drawn up separate from that provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 813-13, which shall mention the place and the dates and times when these operations began and ended,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-14

The city council or the Paris council consults, within the time limits set out in article L. 2511-13, the arrondissement council on the amount of subsidies that the city council or the Paris council p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Substitution compensation.

Article L7313-17

…sales agent may, in the event of termination of the employment contract mentioned in Articles L. 7313-13 and L. 7313-14, benefit from an indemnity. The indemnity is equal to that to which the travell…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-16

…r who does not come under a sector covered by one of the decisions provided for in articles R. 3121-13 and R. 3121-14 may, in order to deal with exceptional situations specific to his company, request…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Diseases transmitted by insects

Article R3114-14

…ay be entrusted to the public or private organisations mentioned in articles R. 3114-11 and R. 3114-13; 2° Procedures for monitoring the resistance of local vector species to biocidal products used fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-58-2

…es receiving or issuing procedural documents, referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 814-13, expressly consent or request to use electronic communication by registering on the electronic po…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-38

I.-Information in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 shall appear on the website of the automated p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-3-1

…l use in an army hospital, pharmacists in authorised premises within the meaning of article L. 1121-13, where applicable, or, in other cases, investigators as defined in article L. 1121-1, or natural…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14

…ns mentioned in article L. 232-11 may only enter the places mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 232-13-1 between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m., or at any time when these places are open to the public or when a s…

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