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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R261-2

For the application of Article R. 15-33-68, 1° and 4° of this article are worded as follows: "1° Electronic communications operators as well as the legal persons providing services mentioned by the lo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-3

…sulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511-10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 Law no. 2013-6…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 C

…tax authorities under the conditions set out in Article 204 E is paid in twelfths no later than the 15th of each month of the year, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 1680 A. 2. At t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-4

…323-14-3 are consolidated and sent to the body mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 4163-15. The procedures for consolidating and transmitting this data are defined by order of the minister…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-23

Nurses registered on the list referred to in article L. 4311-15 may wear the respective badge in accordance with the model drawn up by the Minister for Health, the use of which is exclusively reserved…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-5

Failure to comply with the provisions relating to the age of admission set out in articles L. 4153-1 to L. 4153-5 and the decrees implementing them is punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offenc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and preparation

Article R4433-10

…n article L. 4433-10-6 takes place at the initiative of the authority referred to in article R. 300-15 of the town planning code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R121-6

…nd the public establishment in accordance with the provisions of article 140 of law no. 2001-420 of 15 May 2001 relating to new economic regulations. In particular, this contract sets out the conditio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Absence or insufficiency of appropriations required to cover compulsory expenditure (R)

Article R1612-32

The referral to the regional audit chamber provided for in article L. 1612-15 must be reasoned, quantified and supported by all relevant evidence, and in particular by the approved budget and, where a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D1432-23

…ion of the previous paragraph does not apply to the members mentioned in 1° of I of article D. 1432-15. No person may hold more than one proxy.

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