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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibitions

Article R4313-17

It is forbidden to display, offer for sale, sell, import, hire out, make available or transfer in any way whatsoever work equipment or personal protective equipment for which the formalities prior to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-179

…n accordance with the table below: Description of service Fee a) Acts and formalities taken in application of article 221 of the law of 1st June 1924 implementing French civil legislation in the depar…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Removal credit.

Article 114

…removed as and when they are checked and before the obligations laid down in a to c of 1 of Article 113 have been fulfilled, subject to a duly bonded tender.1 bis. Those liable for value added tax and…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1184

…aph of article 375-5 of the Civil Code, as well as the information measures provided for in article 1183 of this code, may only be taken, except in the case of a specially-reasoned emergency, if the h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants

Article R4332-11

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article R. 4332-10, the distribution of the allocation guaranteed to each region, before application of the transitional provisions provided for by l'article 17-1 de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article R784-8

…hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting from th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission responsible for applications for authorisation to practise from successful candidates in knowledge verification tests

Article R4111-11

…e committee issues a reasoned opinion by majority vote. In the event of a tie, the chairman has the casting vote. In the event of an unfavourable opinion, the commission may propose to the Minister fo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedures before committees

Article R712-17

The debtor who wishes to be heard by the commission pursuant to the provisions of article L. 712-8 send their request by ordinary letter or hand it in to the Commission secretariat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable in the event of a partial transfer of an undertaking or establishment

Article R2421-17

The application for authorisation to transfer provided for in article L. 2421-9 is sent to the labour inspector fifteen days before the date set for the transfer. It shall be sent electronically in ac…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1146

…drawn up in a foreign language, the agreement and its annexes shall be accompanied by a translation carried out by an authorised translator within the meaning of article 7 du décret n° 2007-1205 du 10…

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