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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-13

…Protestant temple or a mixed church; 3° Easter Monday ; 4° 1st May 5° 8th May ; 6° Ascension Day ; 7° Whit Monday 8° 14th July 9° Assumption Day 10° All Saints' Day 11° November 11th ; 12° The first…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article L420-6

It shall be punishable by four years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros for any natural person to fraudulently take a personal and determining part in the design, organisation or implementation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Exemption from traffic formalities

Article 458

…ore than 2 litres, or for concentrated juice with a content by weight of no more than 25 kilograms ;7° (Repealed);8° (Repealed);9° (Repealed);10° Cider or perry fruit.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R312-8

…me limit for appeals until the decisions provided for in articles D. 312-5-1, D. 312-5-2 and D. 312-7-2 have been taken. The Deputy Director of Visas or the Commission, as the case may be, may only be…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Conditions of eligibility for family reunification

Article R434-4

For the application of 1° of article L. 434-7, the resources of the applicant and his/her spouse that will provide a stable source of income for the family are assessed over a period of twelve months…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION

Article R742-1

…er III, before the expiry, as appropriate, of the forty-eight hour period referred to in article L. 742-1 or the extension period ordered pursuant to articles L. 742-4, L. 742-5, L. 742-6 or L. 742-7.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2331-9

The provisions of 2° of article L. 2331-6 and those of 7° of article L. 2331-8 will come into force as from the 1997 financial year for fixed assets acquired as from 1 January 1996. For financial year…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-9

…defined in Article L. 6121-2 have access to the premises and equipment mentioned in Article L. 5315-7 under objective, transparent and non-discriminatory conditions in accordance with specifications d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Access to personal health information.

Article R1111-3

…part.If, at the end of the eight-day period or the two-month period provided for in article L. 1111-7, the requesting party has still not specified his wishes, the health professional or institution s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R15-39

…no. 2 of the criminal record. When an association is considering a change to the list mentioned in 7° of Article R. 15-35 or to appoint a natural person who has not been personally authorised to carr…

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