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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-1

I.-Members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry are elected for five years.No person may hold the office of president of a public establishment in the network of chambers of c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-18

The Public Prosecutor shall receive requests for recognition and enforcement in the territory of the Republic of convictions or probation decisions handed down by the courts of other Member States. It…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-19

…utor to whom the request has been addressed by the sentencing State for the purposes of recognition and enforcement does not have jurisdiction, he will forward it without delay to the competent public…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-10

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2312-21, the information contained in the database covers the current year, the two preceding years and, as may be envisaged, the following…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the ad hoc administrator

Article 1210-1

Where, pursuant to the provisions of articles 383 and 388-2 of the Civil Code, the court shall appoint an ad hoc administrator and that in the interests of the child, it is impossible to choose the ad…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Derogation from the three-year maximum duration of the employment contract concluded at the end of the training course

Article D211-100-1

The maximum duration of the first employment contract referred to in Article L. 211-5 may be more than three years and up to five years when the collective agreement for the sport so provides and incl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transmission to the personal training account information system of information relating to holders of qualifications registered in national registers

Article R6113-17-1

…tions registered in the national register of professional qualifications referred to in Article L. 6113-5 and qualifications or authorisations registered in the specific register referred to in Articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Implementing provisions

Article L23-115-1

…f the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions for the application of this Title, in particular: 1° The procedures for the presentation of the employees on the electoral propaganda mentioned in art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-17-1

…mmune adopts, within six months of its installation, special regulations organising the information and consultation of the delegated communes concerning matters whose execution is planned, in whole o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-11-1

An annex of the town hall created in application of 2° of article L. 2113-11 may be abolished by decision of the municipal council of the new commune, taken after agreement of the delegated mayor and,…

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