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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Right of communication

Article R5312-47

The exercise, by the agents referred to in Article L. 5312-13-1, of the right of communication concerning information relating to unidentified persons, referred to in the second paragraph of Article L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-4

…nforcement Procedures, reproduced below:…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-4

…y period to thirty years pursuant to the provisions of the last paragraph of Articles 221-3 and 221-4 of the Penal Code, the sentence enforcement court may only reduce the length of the security perio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employer representation at national and cross-industry level

Article L2152-4

…ompanies belonging to professional employers' organisations meeting the criteria mentioned in 1° to 4° of article L. 2151-1 and having made the declaration of candidacy provided for in article L. 2152…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-4

…ial property attorney has not produced proof that he fulfils the conditions laid down in Article R. 422-2, and in particular those required by 4° of that Article, he shall be given formal notice by th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to offences not giving rise to the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-4

…e of the offence, as well as the references of the texts punishing the said offence and, where applicable, details are given of the vehicle's identification and the obligation to exchange the driving…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting obligations

Article R722-4

…ing address, date and place of birth, nationality and identity document number ;2° The owner of the cash, including, in the case of a natural person, their full name, contact details, including addres…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D4163-4

For the workers mentioned in 2° of V of article L. 4163-1, who are not likely to acquire rights under the professional prevention account under the conditions laid down in articles L. 4163-4 et seq. a…

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

Article R4134-4

I. - An order of the regional prefect sets, by application of the rules defined in articles R. 4134-1 and R. 4134-3, the list of organisations of all kinds represented on the regional economic, social…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Review proceedings

Article R4234-48

…down the decision whose review is requested within two months of the day on which the pharmacist became aware of the grounds for review that he is invoking, in the same form as that in which the init…

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