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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: 1st May Day

Article L3133-6

In establishments and services which, due to the nature of their activity, cannot interrupt work, employees employed on 1st May are entitled, in addition to the salary corresponding to the work perfor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-134

Delegations of claims (numbers 119 to 121 of table 5) give rise to the collection of:1° In the case of perfect delegations, a fee proportional to the total sum delegated:a) Where it takes place by sep…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-13

…harmful consequences of the implementation in good faith, by the persons referred to in Article L. 562-4, their managers or agents, of the freezing measures or prohibitions adopted pursuant to this ch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Territorial conferences

Article D1442-13

…sdiction of the territorial conference is made up of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, article D. 1434-22 is amended as follows: 1° The first paragraph is replaced by the following provisions: When t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
16° : Real estate investment companies and real estate management companies

Article 139 ter

…areholders or unit holders: 1° By investment property companies governed by article 33-I of law no. 63-254 of 15 March 1963; 2° By management property companies governed by article 1 of decree no. 63-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Involvement of the French Office for Immigration and Integration acting on a court order

Article R8252-13

When the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and Integration receives a criminal decision referred to in article R. 8252-11, he shall implement the procedure provided for in article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-3

…ules by means of a reasoned order. When he orders or extends pre-trial detention or rejects an application for release, the order must include a statement of the legal and factual considerations on th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-13

Each trade union delegate has the necessary time to carry out his duties. This time is at least equal to : 1° Twelve hours per month in companies or establishments with between fifty and one hundred a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-13

Where an application for divorce or legal separation is lodged before the expiry of the term of the protection measures or where the protection order is issued while divorce or legal separation procee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-13

…vided for in Article L. 5121-8: 1° Oral or external administration ; 2° No specific therapeutic indication on the labelling or in any information relating to the medicinal product; 3° Degree of diluti…

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