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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tobacco

Article 575 I

1. Is deemed to hold manufactured tobacco for commercial purposes within the meaning of 4° of 1 of I of Article 302 D any person who transports in an individual means of transport assigned to the tran…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L6313-7

Without prejudice to the exercise of its powers by the collectivity of Saint-Martin, the following provisions of this code shall apply:1° Part One: Books II, III, IV and V;2° Part Two: Titles I and II…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contractualised support pathway to employment and independence

Article R5131-11

The contractual support pathway towards employment and independence referred to in article L. 5131-4 is made up of support phases which may vary in duration and intensity. Each phase is subject to obj…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4392-6

The committee of childcare assistants for the region designated by order of the Minister for Health comprises :1° The Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion or his/her representative,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-6

In the workplace and on the premises or at the door of the premises where recruitment takes place, the persons mentioned in article L. 1132-1 are informed by any means of the text of articles 225-1 to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determination of seats allocated to organisations

Article L1441-5

On pain of inadmissibility, challenges relating to the distribution of the number of seats, carried out in application of article L. 1441-4, are lodged with the Conseil d'Etat by a trade union or prof…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 5: Freedom of establishment

Article L211-19

In order to establish themselves in France, all nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area are subject to the registrati…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation of the holder to subcontract

Article R2393-11

The tenderer indicates in its tender the exhaustive list of companies mentioned in 1° to 4° of article R. 2393-2 that are not considered as subcontractors. He must keep this list up to date and inform…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation for members of the gendarmerie and officials of the national police force with the status of judicial police officers to effectively exercise the powers associated with this status.

Article R15-2-6

Decisions to refuse, suspend or withdraw the authorisation referred to in articles R. 15-2-4 and R. 15-2-5 may be appealed under the conditions set out in Articles 16-1 à 16-3.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation for members of the gendarmerie and officials of the national police force with the status of judicial police officers to effectively exercise the powers associated with this status.

Article R15-6-6

Decisions to refuse, suspend or withdraw the authorisation referred to in articles R. 15-6-4 and R. 15-6-5 may be appealed under the conditions set out in Articles 16-1 à 16-3.

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