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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mobility vouchers

Article R3261-13-8

Under the responsibility of the issuer, the sums credited to the mobility voucher accounts provided for in articles L. 3261-6 and L. 3261-7 may be temporarily invested, provided that their initial nom…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Collection of technical connection data and interception of correspondence transmitted by electronic communications

Article 706-95-20

I.-It may be resorted to the installation and use of an apparatus or technical device mentioned in 1° of Article 226-3 of the Penal Code in order to collect technical connection data enabling the iden…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R321-59

…e declaration provided for in Article L. 321-24 is accompanied by the documents mentioned in 6° and 7° of Article R. 321-58 and, in the event of a material change relating to the situation established…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 11: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article R641-33

Articles R. 625-1 to R. 625-7 are applicable to judicial liquidation proceedings. The liquidator performs the functions assigned by these provisions to the mandataire judiciaire. He fulfils the obliga…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article D937-2

In Article R. 721-3, the words: "and the number of chambers of each commercial court" are replaced by the words: "of the mixed commercial court of Nouméa", and the words: "in the tables in Annex 7-2 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article D947-2

In Article R. 721-3, the words: "and the number of chambers of each commercial court" are replaced by the words: "of the mixed commercial court of Papeete", and the words: "in the tables in Annex 7-2…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-1

The referral of a priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation shall be governed by the rules set out in Articles 23-1 to 23-3 of Order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 containing the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Health and safety standards

Article A322-18

The health and safety standards applicable to swimming pools are set out in the amended Order of 7 April 1981 on the technical provisions applicable to swimming pools and the amended Order of 29 Novem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L3132-28

The decrees of the Conseil d'Etat provided for in articles L. 3132-5, L. 3132-7, L. 3132-10 and L. 3132-13 are issued in the same manner as those provided for in article L. 3121-67 for decrees impleme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6252-9

The representative of the State may, in the event that this has not been done by the President of the Territorial Council, and after formal notice has remained without result, exercise the powers devo…

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