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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-56

…representative of the defendant, as well as any person heard by decision of the magistrate pursuant to the second paragraph of Article R. 2333-120-52, have been heard.The decision shall state the date…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-47

…during the period between the closure and the reopening of the investigation shall be communicated to the parties if they contain new information.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-45

If it appears from the application that the case is already certain to be resolved, the magistrate responsible for investigating the case may decide that there are no grounds for an investigation.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-57

The operative part of the decisions is divided into articles and preceded by the word: "decides" or, where appropriate, "orders".The commission's decisions are enforceable.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the provision or delivery of information or documents on any durable medium other than paper

Article L311-12

The provisions of this section do not apply to door-to-door selling and the distance provision of financial services governed by Chapters I and III of Title IV of Book III of this Code and to distance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article R7125-12

For the first six months, its amount is equal to 80% of the difference between the amount of the gross monthly allowance, before withholding of tax at source, that the person concerned received for th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article L422-12

The rules governing the levy on casino gaming revenue are set out in Articles L. 2333-54 to L. 2333-56 of the French General Code for Local Authorities.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article D775-12

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Waste treatment

Article R4412-122

…riate, closed packaging, with the labelling required by Decree no. 88-466 of 28 April 1988 relating to products containing asbestos and by the Environmental Code, in particular articles R. 551-1 to R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Exposure monitoring

Article R4412-120

For each exposed worker, the employer shall draw up an asbestos exposure sheet indicating : 1° The nature of the work performed, the characteristics of the materials and equipment involved, the period…

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