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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-5

Under the conditions and subject to the reservations defined in articles 63-2 to 63-4-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the person placed in customs detention has the right to be examined by a doct…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals.

Article L1242-3

…under conditions determined by decree, to provide additional vocational training for the employee. 3° When the employer entrusts research activities to the employee and participates in his training i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Base of professional knowledge and skills

Article D6113-30

…s : 1° Communication in French; 2° Use of the basic rules of arithmetic and mathematical reasoning; 3° Use of the usual techniques of information and digital communication; 4° Ability to work within t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Hospitality certificates

Article L313-3

…d out at the host's home, that the foreign national cannot be received in normal housing conditions;3° The details on the attestation are inaccurate;4° The attestations previously signed by the host h…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article R2393-3

…when the purchaser requires it to sub-contract part of its contract. The provisions of sub-section 3 specify the rules for the competitive tendering of sub-contractors applicable to the holder of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transfer of the business assets of the sole trader

Article L526-30

…assets of the business assets must be sufficient to meet the liabilities due on these same assets; 3° Neither the author nor the beneficiary of the transfer must have been subject to personal bankrup…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title VII: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in a Member State of the European Community or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area other than France

Article A370-3

For the application of article L. 370-3, the provisions governing the activity of the institution and which are indicated to the competent authorities of the State concerned are those, legislative and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Control by the administrative authority.

Article L3345-3

In the absence of a request from a body mentioned in articles L. 213-1 or L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code or article L. 723-3 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code within the time limit set in t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Pre-trial detention

Article D32-31

…1° The prison integration and probation service; 2° The relevant judicial youth protection service; 3° Any association authorised under the provisions of the sixth paragraph of article 81.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The right to an interpreter during interviews between the detainee and his lawyer

Article D594-3

…de relating to police custody; 2° Prior to being heard by a magistrate or appearing before a court; 3° Prior to lodging an appeal against a court decision; 4° Prior to lodging an application for relea…

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