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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-3

The liberty and custody judge rules by means of a reasoned order. When he orders or extends pre-trial detention or rejects an application for release, the order must include a statement of the legal a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Trade union representation at company and establishment level

Article L2122-3

Where a joint list has been drawn up by trade union organisations, the votes cast shall be divided between them on the basis indicated by the trade union organisations concerned when they submitted th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-3

…duits de Santé. This authorisation may only be granted if the needs of blood transfusion so require and on condition that the blood or derived products in question offer sufficient guarantees with reg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and powers of the regional health agencies

Article L1431-3

A decree may create inter-regional health agencies and entrust inter-regional powers to one or more regional health agencies.A Conseil d'Etat decree may entrust a single regional health agency with th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Groupings of tourist municipalities and classified tourist resorts.

Article L134-3

The provisions of articles L. 133-11 and L. 133-12 are applicable to groupings of communes or to fractions of groupings of communes constituting a single, continuous territory. The provisions of artic…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-3

All offers and sales of the services referred to in Article L. 211-1 must be accompanied by appropriate documents complying with the rules laid down in this section.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: National approval for social and family tourism organisations.

Article R412-3

…ars.The decision granting approval is published in the Official Bulletin of the Ministry of Tourism and in the Official Bulletin of the Ministry of Social Affairs.Approved bodies are authorised to pub…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER I: DEFINITIONS - GENERAL RULES FOR CREATION, USE AND CONTROL.

Article L211-3

…demonstrated that it has taken all the necessary measures to ensure the safe development, operation and use of the airport equipment, goods and services required for aircraft traffic for which it is r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Transmission and receipt of invoices in electronic form

Article L2192-3

…to Article L. 2192-2, purchasers shall accept invoices that comply with the electronic invoicing standard defined by regulation and that are sent in electronic form by contract holders and their subc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Transmission and receipt of invoices in electronic form

Article L2392-3

Without prejudice to Article L. 2392-2, the State and its public establishments accept invoices that comply with the electronic invoicing standard defined by regulation and sent in electronic form by…

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