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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial police officers

Article R8

The jury for the technical examination for judicial police officers of the national police is composed as follows:1° The public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation or his delegate chosen by him from…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article R2372-5

Pursuant to Article L. 2372-3 insofar as it refers to Article L. 2352-3, the number of seats per Member State on the special negotiating body is equal to : 1° Up to 10% of the total workforce: 1 seat;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Secondment to another company

Article D5213-84

A secondment agreement between the lending adapted undertaking and the user undertaking specifies in particular: 1° The identity and qualifications of the employee concerned; 2° The duration, working…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-2

The collective wastewater treatment charge comprises a variable part and, where applicable, a fixed part. The variable part is determined on the basis of the volume of water taken by the user from the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope, definitions and professional and organisational requirements

Article R511-2

I.- Distribution as an insurance or reinsurance intermediary and as an insurance intermediary on an ancillary basis may only be carried out for remuneration by the following categories of persons:1° I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions adapting Book V.

Article L935-8

In II of Article L. 525-9, the words: "au privilège visé à l'article L. 243-4 du code de la sécurité sociale" are replaced by the words: "au privilège organisé en faveur de la caisse de prévoyance soc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5135-2

The agreement referred to in Article L. 5135-4 , the model for which is set by order of the Minister for Employment, includes the following information in particular: 1° The name, address and legal fo…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the départements of Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise and Yvelines

Article R*122-3

By way of derogation from article R. * 122-1 and the first paragraph of article 11-1 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, on the rights-of-way of the Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Le Bourget and Paris-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article L733-11

When the measures provided for in articles L. 733-4 and L. 733-7 are combined with all or part of those provided for in article L. 733-1, the judge hearing the dispute shall rule on all the measures u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-5

Creditors registered on a business may also, even under private deeds, have the sale of the business ordered, eight days after a summons to pay made to the debtor and the third party holder, if any, h…

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