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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operational preparation for employment

Article L6326-4

…yee recruited under a fixed-term or open-ended contract concluded in application of article L. 5134-19-1, or under a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 with an employer…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L920-1

…e IV and Chapter II of Title V; 2° In Book IV, Article L. 490-9; 3° In Book VI, the articles L. 622-19 and L. 625-9 ; 4° In Book VII, Article L. 712-2, the provisions relating to regional chambers of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Provisions relating to the use of registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt

Article R145-38

Where, pursuant to articles L. 145-4, L. 145-10, L. 145-12, L. 145-18, L. 145-19, L. 145-47, L. 145-49 and L. 145-55, a party has recourse to registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the dat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-43

When the penal composition occurs following an offence provided for in articles 222-19-1 or 222-20-1 of the Penal Code or to the articles L. 234-1 or L. 234-8 of the Highway Code or any other offence…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Involvement of the State representative in the département

Article R1334-29-8

…ent of non-compliance with the identification obligations defined in articles R. 1334-17 to R. 1334-19, to carry out dust measurements, to monitor the state of conservation of materials, to implement…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-5

The aptitude test provided for in article R. 321-19 takes place at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests are set, after consultation with the Chambre nationale des commissaires-prise…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R443-2

…ree no. 2022-1740 of 30 December 2022 In Title III R. 430-1 and R. 430-2 R. 431-1R. 431-2Decree no. 2023-191 of 22 March 2023R. 431-3 to R. 431-5of decree no. 2021-313 of 24 March 2021R. 431-6 R. 431-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L133-28

…ces his payment order; 4° II and III of Article L. 133-15, Article L. 133-17, III of Article L. 133-19 and Article L. 133-20 may not apply to instruments mentioned in I for which the payment service p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-21

…t paragraph of Article 495-18 or the complaint made pursuant to the second paragraph of article 495-19, the public prosecutor may either waive prosecution or proceed in accordance with articles 389 to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-6

As stated in Article 511-19 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below:Art. 511-19.-I.-The fact of carrying out a study or research on the human embryo:1° Without having first obtained the written consent…

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