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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-6

…oduct conformity and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011, as regards work equipment and means of protection. Officers authorised under Article L. 4314-1…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Apprehension on court order

Article R222-16

…nd if the property is seized less than two months after the order has been made enforceable. In the case of a motorised land vehicle, it may be immobilised by one of the procedures provided for the ap…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: National police services

Article R15-20

…to them, in the department where they have their headquarters;b) The border police service of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon;3° The territorial directorates of the national police force and their territoria…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Voluntary termination of pregnancy by medication.

Article R6323-24

…r obtaining the opinion of the regional public health pharmacist inspector or, in Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the public health pharmacist inspector or, in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-1

The amount of the global operating grant is set each year by the Finance Act.In 2011, this amount, equal to €41,307,701,000, is reduced by €42,844,000 pursuant to II of Article 6 of Law no. 2008-1443…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-23

…f professional competence resulting from: 1° Either a diploma mentioned in the agreement of 10 June 2011 on vocational training, concluded within the framework of the national collective agreement for…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-3

…res applicable to public procurement contracts.III.-.For its application in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories,…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional liability

Article L211-17

…limit the extent of such compensation, the same limits apply to the organiser or retailer. In other cases, the contract may limit the damages to be paid by the organiser or retailer, provided that thi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-12

…ured loans under the conditions set out in the fourth to seventh paragraphs of 1° of article R. 332-13.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Banking Inclusion Observatory

Article R312-14

…as it is concerned, as part of the information sent to the Observatory, mentioned in article R. 312-13.

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