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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Parole application procedure

Article D523

…it is intended to attach the benefit of the measure to one of the conditions provided for in 3° and 4° of Article D. 535, the examination provided for in the previous paragraph focuses on the sentence…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment firms and credit institutions providing one or more investment services

Article R532-1

I. - To obtain authorisation as an investment firm, the applicant shall send the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution its application drawn up in accordance with the conditions laid down i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Setting up and closing down the social and economic committee

Article R2313-1

When it takes a decision on the determination of the number and scope of separate establishments in application of article L. 2313-4, the employer shall inform each representative trade union organisa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information annexed to the pay slip

Article D3171-12

…21-33 and L. 3121-37 ; 3° The number of hours of compensatory rest actually taken during the month; 4° The number of days of rest actually taken during the month, where a scheme to reduce working hour…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-16

…penditure/population;2° Actual operating revenue/population;3° Gross capital expenditure/population;4° Outstanding debt/population;5° Overall operating allocation/population.6° Personnel expenditure/a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Composition of gases

Article R4461-17

…or exposures lasting more than 24 hours, a relative humidity of between 60 per cent and 80 per cent;4° In the case of oil vapours, a partial pressure expressed as methane equivalent of less than 0.5 h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-7

…fession of faith for the attention of the electorate, drawn up in accordance with the provisions of 4° of article R. 4125-9. Each pair of candidates produces a single profession of faith.The list of c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders

Article A526-7

…ims guaranteed by them; > The total value of the liabilities 3° The total value of the liabilities; 4° A list of the business assets subject to a security interest and, for each of the assets concerne…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-14

…proving the candidate's identity and nationality;3° All documents proving the candidate's domicile;4° A legible photocopy of one of the qualifications or diplomas listed in articles R. 811-7 and R. 8…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article D4311-101

…professional ; 3° Professional qualifications and titles corresponding to the activity carried out; 4° Details of the practice structures. The lists may be consulted, in each département, on the premi…

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