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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-5

…after the time limit for opposition has expired, in the exceptional cases provided for in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1b: Special provisions applicable to beneficiaries of the insurance allowance following resignation

Article L5426-1-2

…eases to be payable. The agreements relating to unemployment insurance mentioned in article L. 5422-20 define the conditions under which the beneficiary may benefit from the resumption of payment of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: French Health Products Safety Agency.

Article L5523-1

…pplicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Order No. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022.Article L. 5312-3 is applicable there in the version resulting from Order…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation to authorised establishments

Article R6241-28

…distribution of the funds between the two parts mentioned in 1° and 2°, which may not be less than 20% each. It specifies the selection procedures for the courses mentioned in 2°.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1871-1

…S PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1611-1 and L. 1611-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-2-1 the loi n° 2011-1978 du 28 décembre 2011 L. 1611-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-3-1 the loi n° 20…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-19

The Agency is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° and 2° of article 175, ar…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article R412-2

Where the eviction relates to a place inhabited by the person being evicted or by any occupant in his or her own right, the judge who orders the eviction or who, before issuing the order to vacate the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 919-117

…cation form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée electronically by 15 May 2022 at the latest.This form must be accompanied by:1° Documents proving that the foreign sales acti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Expenses

Article L2543-3

…The costs of local police, insofar as they are not paid by the State; 5° The costs of creating and maintaining communal cemeteries; 6° The costs of maintaining communal buildings assigned to a public…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Automated processing of personal data known as "digital criminal records

Article R249-12

…apply to the single personality file, which is kept in accordance with the provisions of Decree no. 2014-472 of 9 May 2014 taken for the application of Articles L. 322-8 to L. 322-10 of the Juvenile C…

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