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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-42

The employee notifies the employer of the reason for his absence and the date on which he intends to end the suspension of his employment contract.The period of adoption leave is treated as a period o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of operating accounts

Article D251-4

The distributor or, in the case provided for in article L. 251-10, the line producer has three months from receipt of the draft audit report provided for in article L. 251-11 to submit its written obs…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-4

The internal control system referred to in Article L. 354-2 includes at least administrative and accounting procedures, an internal control framework, appropriate information arrangements at all level…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Declaration

Article R321-4

The registrar responsible for keeping the trade and companies register notifies the Conseil des maisons de vente of the striking off of a manager of the operator when this has been ordered after the u…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-47

The Ministers responsible for the Budget, Overseas Territories and Health may request any information necessary for the exercise of their control. Requests for documents other than those provided for…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-4

The departments' overall operating allocation includes an equalisation allocation made up of the urban equalisation allocation provided for in article L. 3334-6-1 and the minimum operating allocation…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1397-4

Where the designation of the applicable law is made during the marriage, that designation takes effect between the parties as from the drawing up of the instrument of designation and, as regards third…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-4

For the purposes of this Title, the applicant shall be represented in the proceedings and assisted during the hearings by a lawyer chosen by him or, at his request, appointed by the court. If the appl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 696-44

In the case of criminal proceedings instituted abroad, where a foreign government deems it necessary to serve a procedural document or a judgment on an individual residing on French territory, the doc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Money changers

Article L524-4

Any person who has not received prior authorisation from the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may not engage in the business of manual foreign exchange. Any person who has been subject…

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