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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the ad hoc administrator

Article 1210-1

Where, pursuant to the provisions of articles 383 and 388-2 of the Civil Code, the court shall appoint an ad hoc administrator and that in the interests of the child, it is impossible to choose the ad…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-14

…ital requirements applicable to institutions which provide one or more of the services mentioned in 1° to 6° of II of article L. 314-1 are laid down by regulation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-11

…ities, the Agency and Working Conditions Committee exercises the powers provided for in Articles L. 2312-78 to L. 2312-80, the second paragraph of Article L. 2312-81 and Articles L. 2312-83 and L. 231…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Access to rights

Article L561-14

…terms of this book and have signed the republican integration contract provided for in article L. 413-2 will benefit from personalised support in accessing employment and housing.To this end, the adm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Enforcement and sanctions

Article R151-14

The daily amount of a penalty payment ordered pursuant to article L. 151-3-1 may not exceed fifty thousand euros. Penalties are recovered in the same way as State debts other than taxes and property.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Delegation hours

Article L2315-12

Time spent at meetings of the social and economic committee with the employer by union representatives on the committee is paid as working time. This time is not deducted from delegation hours in comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation conditions

Article R5125-12

A person who fulfils the conditions laid down in the first paragraph of article L. 5125-2 and intends to practise pharmacy concurrently with one of the professions of doctor, dental surgeon, midwife o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-14

For the application of article L. 3313-1, the place where the documents are made available to the public is the head office of the local authority. These documents may also be made available to the pu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-11

…duce the maximum payment period set in the second, third and fourth paragraphs of I of Article L. 441-10. They may also propose to use the date of receipt of the goods or performance of the requested…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa: The operation, liquidation and division of matrimonial property regimes and joint ownership between persons bound by a civil solidarity pact or between cohabitees

Article 1136-1

…e provisional allocation of enjoyment of the family home provided for by paragraph 3 of article 373-2-9-1 of the Civil Code is made, investigated and judged under the procedure referred to in the prev…

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