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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Paternity and childcare leave.

Article L1225-35-1

It is forbidden to employ the employee during the leave referred to in 3° of article L. 3142-1 and during the four-day paternity and childcare leave period referred to in the third paragraph of articl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest in the event of deferred removal

Article R*732-3

Notwithstanding article R. 732-2, the Minister of the Interior is competent to place a foreign national under house arrest, pursuant to 6° of article L. 731-3 or article L. 731-4, in the following cas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-68

…persons governed by private law likely to be the subject of the requests mentioned in Article R. 15-33-67 are: 1° Electronic communications operators as defined in Article L. 34-1 of the French Post a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Resale of second-hand medical devices

Article R5212-35-4

…or the transfer. When the device is subject to external quality control, the report relating to the maintenance of the performance of the medical device mentioned in article R. 5212-30 must be less th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 370-1-5

…to the limit of the first family name for each of them, joined in alphabetical order. Where article 311-21, the second paragraph of article 311-23 or this article has been applied in respect of a chil…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The application for a business licence.

Article R752-6-3

I.-The authorisation is granted for a period of five years, with no tacit renewal possible. It is valid for the whole of the department. The prefectoral decree authorising an organisation in applicati…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D325-3-2

…by agreement, they make it available to the operator to be subject to the provisions of articles D. 325-1 et seq. for at least ten years.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Occupational therapists.

Article L4331-3-1

Occupational therapists may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the Member State which awarded them. He must indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained. In c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-3-2

I. - Where the establishment of proof of the infringement or breach depends on it and cannot be established otherwise, the officials mentioned in Article L. 450-1 may postpone the time at which they d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-4-3

…epublic, agreements with one or more States, territories or regional bodies defined in Article L. 4433-4-2. When this authorisation is granted, the authorities of the Republic are, at their request, r…

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