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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1212-3

…ves of the State;3° A section of communes composed of the five elected representatives mentioned in 4° of article R. 1212-1 and five representatives of the State.The State representatives are appointe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Processing of personal data known as the "interministerial information system for victims of attacks and disasters".

Article R2-15-3

…ole statistical purpose mentioned in 3° of Article R. 2-15. The data and information referred to in 4° of Article R. 2-15-1 are kept for three years after the closure of the accessor's account.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: First appearance

Article D32-1-1

The investigating judge who refers the matter to the liberty and custody judge pursuant to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 137-1 for the purposes of remanding the person under invest…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Staff reports and monitoring of the judicial activities of judicial police officers (Provisions adopted for the application of articles 13, 16, 19-1, 224 to 230 and R. 14 to R. 15-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)

Article D44

…person concerned may have received since being assigned to the jurisdiction of the court of appeal;4° A copy of any document issued by a magistrate or a department exercising inspection powers and re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The company pension savings plan

Article D224-12-1

…provided that these categories are constituted on the basis of the objective criteria mentioned in 4° of II of article L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code. These categories may be defined differentl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Status and purpose

Article R513-1-A

…concerning the issue of "obligations foncières" and the management of a société de crédit foncier ; 4° An administrative framework for the management and monitoring of the company's assets that meets…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L8291-1

A professional identification card is issued by a national body designated by decree by the Conseil d'Etat to each employee carrying out building or public works on behalf of a company established in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-5

The indicators defined in articles D. 1142-2 and D. 1142-2-1, as well as the level of results mentioned in article D. 1142-3, are made available to the Social and Economic Committee, at the intervals…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article D1251-1

…mporary nature of these jobs, are as follows: 1° Forestry operations ; 2° Ship repair; 3° Removals; 4° Hotels and restaurants; 5° Leisure and holiday centres; 6° Professional sports; 7° Entertainment,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1245-32

…1-9-2, L. 5124-3 and L. 5124-9-1 which receive tissues or cells in the situations mentioned in b of 4° of article R. 1245-31 must at least assign the donation identification sequence when this sequenc…

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