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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article R3334-1-3

The information relating to the option provided for in Article R. 3334-1-2 is provided by the institution authorised to carry out the activities of custody or administration of financial instruments t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-3-1

…rovisions of this title or other provisions applicable to the person or entity in question are null and void. The action for nullity shall be extinguished if such deliberations are expressly confirmed…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3-1

The beneficiaries of the rights opened up by Article L. 218-2 may not prohibit: 1° Acts of hyperlinking; 2° The use of isolated words or very short extracts from a press publication. This exception ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L640-3-1

…liquidation proceedings in respect of the debtor concerned, failing which the judgment will be null and void.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Professional card

Article R4321-32-1

…the application. Reasons shall be given for any such refusal. III - The time limits laid down in 1° and 2° of II may be extended by fifteen days, renewable once, for public health reasons. Reasons are…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L3443-3-1

…fraction of the excise duty on tobacco mentioned in article L. 314-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services levied in overseas France is allocated to the department in which it is released for co…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions applicable to tourist offices

Article L133-3

The tourist office welcomes and informs tourists and promotes tourism in the municipality or group of municipalities, in coordination with the departmental and regional tourism committees.It helps to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 357

Each of the magistrates and jurors is given, for this purpose, an open ballot paper, marked with the stamp of the Assize Court and bearing these words: "On my honour and in my conscience, my declarati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 359

…d shall be made by a majority of at least seven votes when the Assize Court rules at first instance and by a majority of at least eight votes when the Assize Court rules on appeal.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 358

The president counts each ballot in the presence of the members of the court and jury who may check the ballot papers. He shall immediately record the result of the vote in the margin or following the…

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