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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: The Assize Court

Article D45-1

The accused's lawyer is notified by any means of the date of the examination at least five working days before it takes place. When the accused's lawyer is present at the examination and the Assize Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L7341-1

This Title applies to self-employed persons who use one or more electronic contact platforms as defined inArticle 242 bis of the General Tax Code in order to carry out their professional activity.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L7231-1

Personal services cover the following activities: 1° Childcare ; 2° Assistance to elderly people, disabled people or other people who need personal help in their own home or mobility assistance in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and constitution

Article R2131-1

The union's articles of association are deposited at the town hall of the locality where the union is established. The mayor communicates these articles of association to the public prosecutor.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Main insolvency proceedings

Article R691-1

If classes of creditors have been constituted, the official receiver shall collect, by any means, their opinions on the draft undertaking mentioned in Article L. 691-2. He informs the juge-commissaire…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Public service delegations

Article R1411-1

Public service delegations by local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments are awarded and executed in accordance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Parole application procedure

Article D527-1

In accordance with the provisions of article 730-2, conditional release may only be granted after a multi-disciplinary assessment of dangerousness, accompanied by a medical examination, when it concer…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Parole application procedure

Article D523-1

At least two months before the date scheduled for the examination provided for by Article 730-3, the convicted person is summoned by the prison integration and probation service to state whether he or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article D521-1

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall make the notification provided for in the second paragraph of II of Article L. 521-3 within three months.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial investment advisers.

Article R541-11

The period of time after which the AMF's silence on applications for professional certification from bodies organising examinations to verify the professional knowledge of financial investment adviser…

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