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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-1

…contrary to the provisions of this Title.For the application of the provisions of articles L. 2121-8, L. 2121-9, L. 2121-19 and L. 2121-22 and L2121-27-1,these establishments are subject to the rules…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1210-3

…is of a report indicating the diligence accomplished, under the conditions defined in article R. 53-8 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The amount of these allowances is set by joint order of the Kee…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-30

…the enforcement chamber considers raising one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 3°, 8° and 9° of Article 764-24 and in article 764-25, there is no need to inform the competent authorit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-9

The registers referred to in article R. 228-8 shall contain details of securities transfer and conversion transactions, and in particular: 1° The date of the transaction; 2° The surname, first names a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-10

…r of Justice, shall be given to the offender when one of the offences provided for in article R. 49-8-5.The notice mentions the amount of the reduced fixed fine, the time allowed to pay it and the per…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V BIS : General provisions

Article R249-10

…5° The documents and acts making up the single personality file provided for by the articles L. 322-8 to L. 322-10 of the juvenile criminal justice code; 6° The minutes mentioned in articles 379-1 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R151-6

…rs designated as responsible for compliance with the co-conditions pursuant to II of article R. 151-8. In the absence of a response within this period, the application for authorisation is deemed to h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-2-1

…with between fifty and two hundred and fifty employees, the indicators mentioned in Article L. 1142-8 are as follows: 1° The pay gap between women and men, calculated on the basis of the average pay o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-4-1

…by virtue of the first paragraph of article R. 1142-13. The period referred to in Article L. 1142-8 runs from the date of referral to the Regional Commission.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1245-3

…Health and the Minister for Research pursuant to Annex IV 1.7 of Commission Directive 2006/17/EC of 8 February 2006 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council conc…

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