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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 1200-3

…presentatives;2° The recipient or beneficiary of the family benefits to which the minor is entitled;3° The public prosecutor ;4° The mayor of the municipality of residence of the recipient or benefici…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Information for foreign nationals

Article L613-3

…re informed, by means of this written notification, of the conditions, laid down in articles L. 722-3 and L. 722-7, under which this decision may be enforced ex officio.Where the period for voluntary…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-34

…696-40 or where the French Government gives its consent under the conditions set out in article 696-35. This consent may be given by the French Government, even if the act, cause of the request, is no…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3123-34

…all mention in particular: 1° The employee's qualifications ; 2° The elements of the remuneration ; 3° The employee's minimum annual working time; 4° The work periods ; 5° The distribution of working…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-3

…carried out by an economic operator other than the one responsible for carrying out the work on the main part of the building to be constructed;3° The existence of exclusive rights, particularly intel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-34

…t may be relevant to safety. This file includes 1° The safety studies prescribed in article R. 4462-3 , together with the results of any tests required to draw them up; 2° The safety analyses referred…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature of copyright

Article L111-3

…cept in the cases provided for by the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 123-4. These rights subsist in the person of the author or his successors in title who, however, may n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Mutual legal assistance

Article 627-3

The execution on French territory of the precautionary measures referred to in Article 93(1)(k) of the Staff Regulations shall be ordered, at the advanced expense of the Treasury and in accordance wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: EC type-examination

Article R4313-37

…for which the certificate was issued. The EC declaration of conformity provided for in Article R. 4313-1 may only be drawn up and issued and the CE conformity marking provided for in Article R. 4313-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Practice of the profession by postgraduate students, including when on leave of absence

Article D4131-3

…logical condition is established, where applicable, under the conditions set out in article R. 4124-3.Reasons must be given for any refusal of authorisation by the Conseil départemental de l'ordre.

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