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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Common provisions

Article 524

Where provisional execution is de jure or has been ordered, the First President or, as soon as the matter has been referred to him, the Conseiller de la Mise en Condition may, in the event of an appea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Guarantee of gold, silver and platinum materials

Article 524

The works are marked with two hallmarks: the maker's hallmark and the title hallmark, known as the guarantee hallmark. The maker's hallmark is in the form of a diamond containing an initial letter of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3142-52

In the absence of an agreement or a convention mentioned in article L. 3142-65, the employee informs the employer by any means giving a date certain, at least fifteen days before the start of the repr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3142-53

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-65, the employer may refuse to grant representation leave if he establishes that the number of employees, per establishment, who have benefi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1

Article L223-5

Bons de caisse may be transferred in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 of Chapter II of Title IV of Book III of the Civil Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 535

I. - Manufacturers, merchants and persons treated as such and guarantee commission agents must take to the guarantee office to which they belong or to an approved inspection body the works which must…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-5

The term referred to in the tenth paragraph of article L. 132-23 may not exceed the shorter of eight years or the maturity date of the guarantee. Before the maturity date mentioned in article L. 134-1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to certain offences against the rules governing public land transport services

Article 529-4

The transaction is effected by the payment to the operator for whose benefit the security service is provided, of a fixed indemnity and, where applicable, the sum due in respect of the transport.I. -…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rights of authorised professionals

Article R1111-54

The attending doctor referred to inarticle L. 162-5-3 of the Social Security Code has access to all the data contained in the shared medical record. The holder may grant one or more professionals auth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rights of authorised professionals

Article R1111-53

When a professional considers that data concerning the patient's state of health entered in the shared medical record should not be brought to the patient's attention unaccompanied, he or she may make…

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