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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Publicity and entry into force

Article L2131-3

The State representative may, at any time, request communication of the acts taken on behalf of the municipality which are not mentioned in article L. 2131-2. The State representative may only refer t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Multiple seizures

Article R3252-32

The intervention of a new creditor may be contested at any time during the attachment procedure. Once the seizure has been completed, the debtor may still bring an action for recovery at his own expen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of chiropodists

Article R4322-34

Under no circumstances may a chiropodist practise his profession in conditions likely to compromise the quality of the care and procedures he performs or the safety of patients. He may not alienate hi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expert assistance

Article L1233-34

…oncerns at least ten employees within the same thirty-day period, the Social and Economic Committee may, where appropriate on the recommendation of the committees set up within it, decide, at the firs…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Evidence and presumptions

Article 311-1

…nts; 2° That they have, in this capacity, provided for his education, maintenance or settlement...; 3° That this person is recognised as their child, in society and by the family; 4° That he or she is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approved prevention groups.

Article D611-3

…t carries out its activity, which does not exceed the region in which it has its registered office; 3° The legal entities called upon to join the grouping; 4° The resources available to the grouping,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Exceptional provisions specific to the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements.

Article R670-3

…in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle; 2° The order provided for in article R. 642-30 in addition to the information specified in article R. 642-22, includes the information specified…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article R952-3

For the application of Articles R. 221-3, R. 221-4, R. 223-26, R. 225-20, R. 225-22, R. 225-24, R. 225-47, R. 225-49, R. 225-51, R. 225-106 and R. 227-1-1, the reference to Article 26 of Regulation (E…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…ion training leave provided for in article L. 2145-5, or the training plan mentioned in article L. 6312-1 for the training actions mentioned in 2° and 8° of article L. 6313-1 ; 2° For employers : a) T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties and powers of the pharmacists responsible.

Article R5124-36

…es laid down in the interests of public health, the pharmacist in charge defined in article R. 5124-34 assumes the following duties insofar as they correspond to the activities of the company or organ…

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