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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-7

…provided that the total number of hours for each college is at least equal to that provided for by law in relation to the number of employees in the company.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L3221-1

…tioned in article L. 3211-1, to those not governed by the Labour Code and, in particular, to public law employees.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Circulation, possession and trade in tobacco products

Article 575 M

…be investigated, recorded, prosecuted and punished as in customs matters (1).(1) Amendments to the law.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Territorial boundaries and administrative centre

Article L3112-1

The territorial boundaries of the départements are modified by law after consultation with the departmental councils concerned, the Conseil d'Etat being heard. However, where the departmental councils…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Compensation for damage by the court and enforcement of the judgment

Article 849-19

…the judgment, the plaintiff in the action shall specify, in addition to the particulars provided by law, on pain of nullity, the identity of the persons on whose behalf he is acting.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to commercial matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 37

Subject to the provisions of the Act of 1 June 1924 introducing French commercial laws into the departments of Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Moselle, procedure in commercial matters is governed by the Code…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2012

The trust is established by law or by contract. It must be express.If the property, rights or securities transferred to the trust patrimony depend on the community existing between the spouses or on a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Standing Committee

Article L7123-10

…residents and members of the standing committees of the General Council and Regional Council by the laws and regulations in force insofar as they are not contrary to the provisions of this part.

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

Article R249-14

In accordance with the provisions of article 111 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 as amended relating to information technology, files and freedoms, access to data and the conditions for its rectifi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-64

…re of municipal hygiene offices which, on 1 January 1984, the date on which section 4 of title 2 of law no.

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