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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-3

…These requirements are prescribed on pain of nullity. The judge shall immediately issue an order setting the date of the hearing. Unless it is the author of the application, the public prosecutor is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 777-3

…Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be made between the automated national criminal record and any other file or processing of personal data held…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising municipal mandates

Article L2123-35

…ceased councillor.The municipality is subrogated to the rights of the victim to obtain from the perpetrators of these offences the restitution of the sums paid to the councillor concerned. It also has…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Penal provisions.

Article L241-3

…d fair view of the results of operations for the financial year, the financial situation and the assets and liabilities at the end of that period, with a view to concealing the true situation of the c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of organs, tissues or cells for therapeutic purposes

Article R1522-3

…ealth agency. This committee may be one of those mentioned in the first paragraph, or one of those set up for New Caledonia and French Polynesia by virtue of Article R. 1542-2. " 3° The Minister for H…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Emphyteutic administrative lease

Article L1311-3

…o the lessee in the rights and obligations arising from this lease and, where applicable, from non-detachable agreements concluded for the performance of the public service or the completion of the op…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article 30-17

The draft merger, demerger or partial contribution of assets is drawn up by the management of each association participating in the operation at least two months before the date of the deliberations p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article L5122-3

…or the application of II of article L. 5122-1 to employees subject to certain specific systems for determining working time, the methods for calculating the indemnity and the allowance are determined…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibition.

Article L8241-3

I.-As an exception to the last paragraph ofarticle L. 8241-1 and under the conditions set out in this article, a company may make its employees available on a temporary basis to a young company or a s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health checks at borders

Article R3115-3

…risk to public health; 8° International travel: a) In the case of a means of transport, a journey between points of entry situated in the territories of more than one State or a journey between point…

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