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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article L2121-2

…abitants7From 100 to 499 inhabitants11From 500 to 1 499 inhabitants15From 1,500 to 2,499 inhabitants192,500 to 3,499 inhabitants23From 3,500 to 4,999 inhabitants27From 5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants29From…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-56

…in the second or third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 is required to use pursuant to Article R. 356-19. This information is accompanied by an explanation of the reasons which led the Autorité de contr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-30

…the transfer period provided for in the second paragraph of l'article 24 of the law of 29 November 1966 is set at one year from the date of death. It may be renewed by agreement between the heirs of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-38

…ore the Court of Appeal hearing an appeal lodged pursuant to the second paragraph of Article R. 411-19 the claims they had submitted to the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Pro…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Fines for companies landing foreign nationals without the required documents

Article L821-7

…ating international routes from a State that is not a party to the convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 in the form of regular lines, occasional services or shuttle services, excluding border…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract

Article L5134-116

…mployee's agreement, after authorisation from the persons mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 5134-19-1. In this case, it may not be less than half the weekly full-time working time. As soon as the c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-59

…nal composition has taken place following the commission of an offence provided for by articles 222-19-1 or 222-20-1 of the Penal Code or articles L. 234-1 or L. 234-8 of the Highway Code or any other…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article D14

…ic prosecutor via their line managers, who forward them without delay, in accordance with l'article 19.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-33

…in several languages:-the list of bathing waters in the département referred to in article D. 1332-19, which must be available each year before the start of the bathing season;-the classification of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 12: The draft plan.

Article R631-34

…meetings if the managers fail to do so.For the application of the third paragraph of Article L. 631-19, the affected party that intends to submit proposals shall send these to the debtor and the admin…

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