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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure for fixed fines for misdemeanours

Article A36-15

The online challenge may be made on one of the grounds provided for in this article: 1° In all cases, if the person was the victim of identity theft at the time the facts were established; 2° Where th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-3

…eframe set according to the nature of the breach and the situation identified in the company, which may not be less than one month, if he finds that: 1° Either the company is not covered by the agreem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Storage of embryonic stem cells

Article R2151-22

…e declaration of embryonic stem cell storage provided for in the sixth paragraph of Article L. 2151-9 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine by any means enabling receip…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R5315-8

…acts under the conditions set by the Board of Directors in application of 20° of article R. 5315-3; 9° Draws up the annual activity report and the corporate report; 10° Reports on its management to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-134

…the professional independence of each of them.In accordance with the provisions of article L. 4113-9, agreements, contracts and amendments are communicated to the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre, wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R5126-40

…ditions defined in article R. 5126-7. In pharmacies governed by the provisions of articles R. 5126-49 to R. 5126-52 and when the absence is less than four months, the replacement may be carried out by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension of employment

Article R6152-814

…rs governed by sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this chapter, who were born on or after 1st January 1955 and who are in active employment at the time of their application, may be authorised, subject to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions specific to the adoption of one or more early intervention measures

Article L613-45-1

…41-3, L. 511-41-5, L. 612-32, L. 612-33, L. 612-34, L. 612-34-1 and L. 613-36 and subsections 4 and 9 of this section, or the suspension of a payment or delivery obligation arising from a contract pur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Substantial changes to research.

Article R1123-42

The substantial modifications referred to in Article L. 1123-9 are those which occur after the authorisation of the research by the competent authority and the favourable opinion of the Committee for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R940-1

…R. 123-234-1 and R. 123-234-2 are applicable in the version resulting from decree no. 2022-1014 of 19 July 2022;2° Title II of Book VII in the version resulting from decree no. 2021-144 of 11 February…

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