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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7a: Forestry and insurance investment account

Article D221-123

When withdrawals are made in order to use the sums under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 352-3 of the French Forestry Code, the total amount of these withdrawals may…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15

…1° Officers of the judicial police;2° Judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers;3° Investigation assistants of the national police and the national gendarmerie;4° Officials and age…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-5

The time limits relating to the length of pre-trial detention provided for in articles 145-1 to 145-3 are no longer applicable once the investigating judge has issued his order for referral to the tri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Offences concerning the Banque de France

Article L164-1

The penalties provided for in article 226-13 of the French Penal Code shall apply to any member of the General Council who violates the professional secrecy instituted by article L. 142-3, subject to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commercial guarantee

Article D217-5

Any commercial guarantee contract referred to in Article L. 224-25-27, entered into in connection with the supply of digital content and digital services includes a box in accordance with the model sh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Sociétés de crédit foncier

Article R513-5

For the purposes of 2° of I of article L. 513-3, guaranteed loans eligible for inclusion in the assets of sociétés de crédit foncier are loans for which a credit institution, finance company or insura…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article D1221-27

When the employer uses an alternative medium to keep the single staff register, the requirements of articles D. 8113-2 and D. 8113-3 apply. In this case, the employer sends the Labour Inspectorate the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R4514-5

…rtaking and of external undertakings; 2° The name of the user undertaking's occupational physician; 3° The location of the user undertaking's infirmary.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4351-24

…risation ;2° The composition of the aptitude test panel and the procedures for organising this test;3° The terms and conditions under which an adaptation period, an aptitude test or both are required;…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Remuneration of the private project manager

Article R2432-6

…e work, its integration into the environment, and the requirements and constraints of the programme;3° The provisional cost of the works based either on the provisional estimate of the works drawn up…

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