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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-5

Failure to comply with the obligations set out in articles L. 1111-3, L. 1111-3-2, L. 1111-3-3 and L. 1111-3-4 of this code shall be investigated and recorded by competition, consumer affairs and frau…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-2

…quest or consent to benefit from the mobile electronic anti-seizure device provided for in Article 138-3 of this Code, the article 132-45-1 of the Criminal Code or article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11-3

…r in a person who controls it or is controlled by it, within the meaning of I and II of Article L. 233-3. Without prejudice to the provisions contained in this Book or in Book II, the code of ethics p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-41

…to driving certain vehicles. In this case, the proposal includes the details set out in article R. 131-1 or R. 131-3 of the Penal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3-1

Article L. 1235-3 does not apply if the court finds that the dismissal is vitiated by one of the nullities provided for in the second paragraph of this article. In this case, if the employee does not…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 6: Accounting and financial organisation of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-32-1

The provisions of articles R. 3311-1 to R. 3311-3, R. 3312-3 to R. 3312-11, R. 3313-7, R. 3321-3, R. 3335-1 and R. 3341-1 à R. 3341-2-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-9

…European Economic Area, the updating of decisions taken pursuant to II and VI of Article L. 511-41-3.This update may be examined by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the only c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article D3334-3-2

…eriodic payment by a company into the collective retirement savings plan provided for in article L. 3334-6 benefit all members who satisfy the seniority conditions, if any, provided for in the plan re…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-1

To practise the sporting activities mentioned in articles A. 322-42 and A. 322-64, the operator of an establishment that organises one of these activities must ask the participant to either: 1° To att…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Direct access to specialised technical facilities

Article R6123-32-4

The establishment referred to in article R. 6123-32-2 which has signed the agreement referred to in this article shall enter into an agreement with the health care establishment authorised to carry ou…

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