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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-56

…an allowance for his or her shifts, the hourly rate of which is set at 8.40 euros in the following cases:1° When they carry out this activity outside working hours ;2° If they have ceased their profe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disposals, acquisitions and transfers

Article R1333-154

…Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, using a form issued by this body, except in the cases defined by the decision provided for in 1° of Article R. 1333-165.If no response is received w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-12-1

…rar. Where applicable, it is attached to the summons that the Public Prosecutor issues to bring the case before the court or to the summons sent to the debtor pursuant to article R. 631-4.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable during periods of general mobilisation and wartime.

Article R2124-3

…efect to the mayor or president of the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation, in the cases provided for in article L. 2124-3, may be made either by letter, telegram or telephone message…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-22

Enforcement of a financial penalty may be refused in any of the following cases: 1° If the certificate is not produced, if it is drawn up incompletely or if it clearly does not correspond to the pecun…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions applicable in the event of a paperless challenge to fixed fines as provided for in Article 529-10

Article A37-20-4

In the case provided for in 2° of Article A. 37-20-2, the person specifies the identity, address and driving licence reference of the person who was presumed to be driving the vehicle when the offence…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Provisions applicable to the regulatory and supervisory authorities

Article R641-3

…and the management board, the managers, and any de facto director of a French company, and, in the case of a foreign company, the managing director or his legal representative.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation of the vaccination service.

Article R3111-11

…e Departmental Council authorises free vaccination in the doctor's home in certain communes.In such cases, the rate of remuneration paid to the vaccinating doctors is set in accordance with article R.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-119

In the case provided for in the second paragraph of article 37 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, concerning companies adopting the status of sociétés coopératives, the net assets of the company,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-95

…blicised in accordance with the provisions of Article 52 of Decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978. In the case provided for in the third paragraph of article R. 822-89, publication of the assignment is comp…

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