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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-3

Any biocidal product intended for the conservation care of the body of a deceased person is authorised by the Agence nationale chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Enforcement of custodial sentences.

Article A39-3

The list of prisons classified in the category of centres for managed sentences or comprising a section for managed sentences provided for in Article D. 72-1 is set as follows:- ward for managed sente…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-32

…s II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or non-tenured employees of the State, a local authority or their public administrative establishments, the legal working time for a calendar y…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-3-3

No person who has testified, in good faith, to facts constituting an offence or crime of which he or she has become aware in the performance of his or her duties, or who has reported such facts, may b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4755-3

…revenue. The limitation period for action to recover this debt is five years from the date of notification of the collection order. Articles 112 to 124, with the exception of the fourth paragraph of A…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Transparency

Article L137-3

…relevant and precise information on the type and operation of the measures taken by it for the application of III of Article L. 137-2. This obligation is exercised with due regard for business secrecy…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Transparency

Article L219-3

…relevant and precise information on the type and operation of the measures taken by it for the application of III of Article L. 219-2. This obligation is exercised with due regard for business secrecy…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Evidence.

Article 259-3

The spouses must communicate with each other and with the judge, as well as with the experts and other persons designated by the judge pursuant to 9° and 10° of Article 255, all information and docume…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension

Article L211-31

The assignee's remuneration, in whatever form, constitutes income from a debt. For accounting purposes, it is treated as interest.When the term of the repurchase agreement covers the date of payment o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension

Article L211-32

Under a repurchase agreement, the seller retains the securities sold under a repurchase agreement as an asset on its balance sheet and records the amount of its debt to the buyer as a liability on its…

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