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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article R41-11

In application of Article 523, the police court may not be constituted by a magistrate exercising a temporary function or an honorary magistrate exercising jurisdictional functions for the trial of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIb: Provisions applicable to certain infringements of the public land transport services police regulations

Article R49-8-2

I.-The operator of a public land transport service shall submit to the representative of the State in the department in which it has its registered office and, in Paris, to the police prefect, a file…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation conditions.

Article L7122-24

The employer, who gives the employee and sends the State-authorised body the elements of the declaration provided for in article L. 7122-23 which are respectively intended for them, is deemed to have…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body with a view to their transfer for scientific use

Article R1243-64

Authorised bodies must be able to provide the following information at any time: 1° The nature and number of samples held ; 2° The characteristics of the samples held; 3° How the samples are prepared;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R2223-6

Where the cemetery does not offer sufficient space for the construction of the ossuary referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 2223-4, the remains may be transferred by decision of the mayor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-10

The list referred to in article D. 2223-55-9 :- mayors, deputy mayors or delegated municipal councillors, in office or honorary, appointed by the departmental association of mayors;- representatives o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-1-1

The thresholds of six months' or one year's imprisonment provided for in terms of sentence adjustment by the third paragraph of Article 132-19 and Article 132-25 of the Criminal Code, as well as by 1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-6

In setting the rate of the penalty, account is taken of the reasons for the employer's failure to comply, the measures taken by the company with regard to gender equality in the workplace and the empl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Jurisdiction over vocational training and apprenticeships where there is no social and economic committee

Article R2312-60

In undertakings or bodies in which the responsibilities of the social and economic committee are devolved to staff representation bodies provided for by provisions other than those of the present code…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-15-1

The sub-committee on supplementary social protection referred to in 5° of article R. 2272-10 is composed as follows: 1° The minister responsible for social security or his representative, chairman; 2°…

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