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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional representation

Article L7111-7

In the undertakings referred to in Articles L. 7111-3 and L. 7111-5, where a specific electoral college is created for professional journalists and persons treated as such, the trade union organisatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Remote electronic voting

Article R2122-63

The electoral register contains data relating to the electoral roll drawn up pursuant to article L. 2122-10-4. This file is used to send voters who meet the conditions for remote electronic voting the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-5

For budgets voted by nature, the budget article corresponds to the most detailed subdivision of the nomenclature defined by the decree provided for in Article L. 5217-10-5, supplemented, for programme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National Council.

Article R4322-23

The National Council elects from among its members the members who make up the restricted panel responsible for deliberating in the cases provided for in II of article L. 4322-10-1. This panel also in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article D4364-15

When appliances and products are supplied by establishments with one or more sales outlets, each sales outlet must have at least one professional trained and competent under the conditions defined in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R445-3

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals shall be exercised under the conditions laid down by the laws and regulations applicable locally and in co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 32

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of

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

Article L1111-9

I. - The competences of territorial authorities whose exercise requires the support of several territorial authorities or groupings of territorial authorities are implemented in accordance with the fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Tax on hydrocarbon exploration

Article 1590

I. - An annual tax is introduced, proportional to the surface area of each exclusive licence to prospect for liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons. The tax shall be paid by the holder of the exclusive licenc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article 763-3

During the period of socio-judicial monitoring or during imprisonment when the person sentenced to socio-judicial monitoring must carry out this measure following a custodial sentence, the sentence en…

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