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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Skin-invasive tattooing and body piercing.

Article R1311-5

…ts disposal is subject to the provisions of articles R. 1335-1 to R. 1335-8, R. 1335-13 and R. 1335-14.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-19

The individual limited liability entrepreneur shall file in the special register mentioned in Article R. 526-15, within six months of the end of the financial year, the accounting documents mentioned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article R812-5

…professional training period defined in articles R. 811-9, R. 811-10, R. 811-11, R. 811-12, R. 811-14 and R. 811-16 are applicable to judicial representatives.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-10

Couples or unmarried women who, in order to procreate, have recourse to medical assistance requiring the intervention of a third-party donor must give their consent beforehand to a notary, who will in…

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Disposal of goods confiscated or abandoned by transaction.

Article 390

1. Confiscated or abandoned items are disposed of or destroyed by the customs department in accordance with the conditions laid down by order of the Minister of the Economy and Finance when the confis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Setting up.

Article L3334-2

A collective retirement savings plan may be set up at the initiative of the company or in accordance with one of the procedures mentioned in article L. 3322-6. The plan may be set up without using the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-4

In the event that the local authority's budget has not been adopted before 1 January of the financial year to which it applies, the president of the territorial council is entitled, until the adoption…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Transfer.

Article 728-63

…mation provided for in Article 695-13 and be translated in the manner provided for in l'article 695-14.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to global contracts involving design services for a building project

Article D2371-3

The provisions of articles D. 2171-4 to D. 2171-14 relating to sketch studies, pre-project studies, project studies, execution studies, monitoring the execution of the works, assistance with acceptanc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2544-1

…épartements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, with the exception of articles L. 2411-1 to L. 2411-14 and article L. 2412-1.

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