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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 264-1

Notwithstanding the last paragraph of Article 260, the first two paragraphs of Article 261-1 and the first paragraph of Article 263, the timetable for the operations required to draw up the annual lis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 261-1

The preparatory list must be drawn up in two originals, one of which is deposited at the town hall, and for Paris at the annexed town hall, and the other sent before 15 July to the secretariat-registr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-23

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or arrangement may provide for the weekly working time of forty-four hours calculated over a period of twelve consecutive week…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-20

The coffin lid is fitted with an engraved plaque showing the year of death and, if known, the year of birth, the first name, surname and, if applicable, the customary name of the deceased.After comple…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Work in a hyperbaric environment

Article D4153-23

I.-It is forbidden to assign young people to hyperbaric work and to interventions in hyperbaric environments, other than those falling within class 0, as defined in article R. 4461-1. II -The prohibit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-29-7-2

I.-This article applies to the intermediaries mentioned in 1° to 4° of I of article L. 228-2 when they provide services to shareholders or other intermediaries in relation to the shares of companies t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27-2

…es shall inform end users of the existence of the rights to compensation provided for in Article L. 224-42-1.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Needs assessment and protection measures for victims of crime

Article D1-10-2

The in-depth assessment is updated during the course of the procedure in the event of the emergence of new elements among those mentioned in article D. 1er-3.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mandatory registers and documents.

Article L3171-2

…employer draws up the documents needed to calculate the working hours, the compensatory rest earned and the actual rest taken, for each of the employees concerned.The Social and Economic Committee may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for taking up the activity of financial investment adviser

Article L541-2

…o manage or administer legal persons authorised as financial investment advisers, must meet the age and good repute requirements set by decree, as well as the professional competence requirements set…

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