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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary title.

Article L800-5

…ew Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna or the French Southern and Antarctic Territories; 5° Employees of companies subject to the provisions of Articles L. 441-1, L. 442-1 and L. 443-1 oper…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Medical and medical-psychological examinations.

Article D17

…Whether parental authority may be revoked, pursuant to articles 1 and 2 of the law of 24 July 1889; 5° Whether a decision has been taken to suspend probation or admit the offender to the semi-liberty…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-42

For the application of Article L. 6145-3 and the second paragraph of Article L. 6145-5, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall give formal notice to the authorising officer to fulfil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Aggravated risks

Article D1141-2

I. - The monitoring and proposals body referred to in 10° of article L. 1141-2-1 shall draw up an information document relating to the provisions of article L. 1141-5 which specifies: 1° The condition…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables.

Article R313-17-1

When the claim is assigned or pledged under a partnership contract or a contract mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 6148-5 of the Public Health Code, the notification is made to the assign…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mobility vouchers

Article R3261-13-5

…repair of cycles and pedal-assist cycles; 4° Sale of tickets giving access to secure cycle parking; 5° Insurance for cycles and pedal-assist cycles; 6° Hire, for any length of time, and self-service p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-10

The following are entitled to take part in the campaign for the referendum, at their request, by the executive of the territorial authority that has decided to organise the poll:- the groups of electe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1333-25

When devices containing radioactive sources or ionising radiation generators are made available on the market, suppliers shall provide the purchaser with adequate information on the potential radiolog…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, entry on the list, articles of association and registration.

Article R814-60

…ors or judicial representatives within the company, with their surnames, first names and domiciles; 5° In the case of an application to register a liberal practice company, part of the share capital o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information obligation

Article L222-5

…rms and conditions, in particular tariffs, and the procedures and place for concluding the contract;5° The law applicable to the contract and the competent jurisdiction.The information communicated by…

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