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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: The economic, social and environmental database

Article L2312-36

…n of employees and directors;5° Social and cultural activities;6° Remuneration of financial backers;7° Financial flows to the company, in particular public aid and tax credits;8° Sub-contracting;9° Wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Orthoptists.

Article L4342-1

The practice of orthoptics involves health promotion, prevention, orthoptic assessment and treatment of motor, sensory and functional visual impairments, as well as vision exploration.Orthoptists prac…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-13

Subject to the provisions of article R. 423-15, the fund must have at its disposal at all times a total amount of resources equal to 0.05% of the total mathematical provisions recorded at 31 December…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Invalidity of certain acts.

Article L632-1

…ode, made pursuant to a framework agreement entered into prior to the date of cessation of payments;7° Any legal mortgage attached to sentencing judgments constituted on the debtor's assets for debts…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article D1111-8

…f these graphic elements, comply with the State's graphic charter applicable on the date of display;7° An order may specify the terms and conditions for the application of 4°, 5° and 6°.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R310

…French Polynesia;6° For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, 5° of II is deleted;7° (Repealed);8° For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in 8° of II, the words:…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-16

In accordance with the provisions of articles 39-3 and 495-22, the Public Prosecutor of the Judicial Court of Rennes is competent to: 1° Where the information in the official report does not comply wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operations concerned

Article L722-4

…or this digital or computerised device;6° Cash withdrawals made by the originator on his own behalf;7° Transfers of funds made by means of cheques in the form of cheque images;8° Transfers of funds fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article Annexe article A43-6-2

…and urine, primarily using chromatographic techniques coupled with mass spectrometry B 4074 1100 € 7° Search for and determination of substances that may be used in cases of chemical submission, narc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-4

…e same category of member as that of the member he is deputising for: members appointed under 2° to 7° of II of Article L. 621-2 or members appointed under 8° and 9° of the same II.II. - A member of t…

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