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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Contentious appeals

Article R2122-30

Voters who are minors may, without the authorisation of their legal representative, be plaintiffs or defendants in a contentious appeal.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D4622-32

The inter-company committee or the inspection commission is informed : 1° Any change of sector or assignment of a doctor in a company or establishment with fifty or more employees; 2° Observations and…

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

Article L422-3

…arrying out the activities mentioned in Article L. 422-1 on the date of entry into force of the loi n° 90-1052 du 26 novembre 1990 preceded may apply to be entered on the list of industrial property a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL

Article L4221-3

…d planning problems of the region on which it is obligatorily consulted. In accordance with the loi n° 82-653 du 29 juillet 1982 portant réforme de la planification, it shall contribute to the prepara…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single chapter: Legal deposit obligation

Article A241-3

The rules relating to the representation threshold for imported videograms are set out in the provisions of the decree of 21 November 1995 setting the threshold provided for in article 28 (2°) of decr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties.

Article L1324-3

I.-The following is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros: 1° Offering or selling to the public water for human consumption, including ice, without ensuring that the water o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-3

The provisions of Chapter V of Title I of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter and with the exception of articles R. 3115-16, R…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1

Article R421-37

Subject to the rules set out in the following paragraph, public accountants, who are the consignees of extracts of judgments and rulings, shall collect, under the same conditions as fines, the 50% sur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crédit maritime mutuel.

Article R512-38

In order to carry out the controls provided for in Article L. 511-31 and Article L. 512-72, the central body of savings banks and banques populaires shall carry out on-site investigations and obtain a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-30

The amount of aid may not exceed that of the actual loss of turnover recorded over the period between 1 January and 31 March 2021 in relation to the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 31…

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