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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Bookkeeping and deposit of funds.

Article R814-41-1

The provisions of this subsection apply to the persons mentioned in III of Article L. 812-2 with the exception of articles R. 814-38 and R. 814-41, including where they have been authorised to continu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Punishment of public drunkenness.

Article L3341-4

…n pubs that close between 2am and 7am, one or more alcohol screening devices must be made available to the public.In takeaway outlets, these devices are offered for sale close to the alcoholic beverag…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-4

…nological order the amount and origin of the resources they receive and the expenditure they incur, together with references to supporting documents. For resources, a distinction is made between cash…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Conditions for exercising metropolitan mandates

Article L3632-4

…r the effective performance of the duties of President of the Metropolitan Council is at most equal to the reference term mentioned in article L. 3632-1, increased by 45%. It may be increased by 40%,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employment contract

Article R5134-36

…134-26, for the purposes of calculating remuneration, the number of hours worked per week is deemed to be equal to the contractual working time. The provisional schedule for the distribution of workin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-2

I.-The request to delimit or modify the zones defined in articles L. 3132-25 and L. 3132-25-1 is made by the mayor or, after consultation with the mayors concerned, by the president of the public esta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-4

…ed there for at least five years.Corporate entities whose tax domicile was, in the five years prior to their establishment in Saint-Martin, established in a metropolitan or overseas department may onl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to certain offences against the rules governing public land transport services

Article 529-3

…and regular and on-demand public passenger transport services, recorded by the agents mentioned in 4° and 5° of I of Article L. 2241-1 of the Transport Code, public action is extinguished, notwithsta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The right to an interpreter during interviews between the detainee and his lawyer

Article D594-3

…awyer that are directly connected with any questioning or hearing, and for which the person may ask to be assisted by an interpreter, are interviews that take place, on the premises of investigation d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Business-to-business loans

Article R511-2-1-2

A company may only grant a loan as referred to in 3a of article L. 511-6 if the following four conditions are met: 1° On the closing date of each of the two financial years preceding the date on which…

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