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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prevention principles

Article R4432-3

…king into account the attenuation provided by the individual hearing protectors worn by the latter, may under no circumstances exceed the exposure limit values defined in 1° of article R. 4431-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Compliance with the Code of Ethics

Article R8124-33

…owers of the Conseil national de l'inspection du travail, employees of the labour inspection system may refer any matter falling within the scope of the latter's duties to the ethics officer.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article D6145-33

…ns of the second paragraph of Article L. 6145-1, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may comment on the draft statement of projected income and expenditure without expressly refusing to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R834-3

…he Wallis and Futuna Islands; 2° In Article R. 810-1, the reference to Article R. 812-1 is deleted; 3° Article R. 821-2 reads as follows: "Art. R. 821-2.-The services competent to carry out the contro…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R835-3

…Republic in French Polynesia; 2° In Article R. 810-1, the reference to Article R. 812-1 is deleted; 3° Article R. 821-2 reads as follows: "Art. R. 821-2.-The services competent to carry out the contro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-37

One or more shareholders representing at least one tenth of the share capital may, either individually or by grouping together in any form whatsoever, apply to the courts for the appointment of one or…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 01: Consignment duty.

Article 322 bis

Customs officers may detain the goods referred to inarticle 38 (4) and (5) above, or goods likely to belong to one of the categories of goods listed in these same provisions, and possibly the vehicles…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Non-compulsory non-life insurance.

Article L181-3

Articles L. 181-1 and L. 181-2 may not preclude the public policy provisions of French law applicable regardless of the law governing the contract. However, the court may give effect on the territory…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist facilities.

Article L342-3

In accordance with the provisions ofarticle 34 of order no. 2016-65 of 29 January 2016 on concession contracts, the term of these contracts is adjusted according to the nature and scale of the investm…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R433-3

The evicted person may apply to the enforcement judge to contest the absence of a market value for the property retained by the bailiff in the inventory. The application must be made, on pain of inadm…

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