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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VIII BIS: Special provisions for sole traders covered by the status defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V

Article R681-2

The agreement of the debtor referred to in IV of Article L. 681-2 and in Article L. 681-3 may be obtained at the hearing during which the court examines the application to open proceedings under Title…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 5: Completion of the procedure

Article R3126-13

The provisions of Section 3 of Chapter V of this Title do not apply to concession contracts covered by this Chapter.By way of derogation from the previous paragraph, concession contracts covering one…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Holders of the State diploma in psychiatric nursing.

Article D4311-25

The committee provided for in article L. 4311-5, chaired by the Prefect or his representative, is made up of : 1° Two hospital practitioners, one of whom works in a psychiatric department ; 2° Two nur…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Prescription against the administration.

Article 354 ter

Even if the periods provided for in articles 354 and 354a have elapsed, omissions or deficiencies in taxation constituting offences whose purpose or result is the non-recovery of duties or taxes, reve…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Prescription against the administration.

Article 354 quater

For the application of articles 354 to 354 ter, customs officers shall use the powers provided for in this Code, even if the limitation period provided for in article 351 has expired.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and tasks

Article R1112-79

The users' commission referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 1112-3 is set up in each public or private health establishment and in the health cooperation groupings authorised to carry out…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L329-3-1

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this chapter.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Foreign nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or procuring, or who are on a pathway out of prostitution

Article R425-3

A receipt issued in connection with an application for a residence permit may be given to a foreign national who requests the cooling-off period provided for in article R. 425-1 and who is reported as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Presumption of salaried status.

Article L7313-3

In the absence of a written contract of employment, any person acting as a representative is presumed to be a traveller, representative or sales representative subject to the special rules of this Tit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions and testing programmes

Article R1322-39

Monitoring is the responsibility of the operator and includes any operation to check compliance with the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to the water in question.

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