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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-10-3

…periods of work experience carried out during the contract concluded in application of article L. 5132-5 may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of the contract.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-25

…st three samples. A report is drawn up in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 512-10 and R. 512-11. All samples taken are sealed. An identification label bearing the following inform…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-27

…that the performance of the medical devices is maintained and the procedures for carrying them out;3° The frequency of inspections and situations requiring an inspection outside of periodic inspectio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Declarations for the purposes of amending or cancelling registration

Article R123-250

…erein with an indication of the date of cessation, unless use is made of the option provided for in 3° of article R. 123-248.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 812-3

Article A812-27

…governing the profession and the management of a law firm. The mark carries a coefficient of 1. >. 3° An oral examination consisting of a thirty-minute question by the jury on one or more of the foll…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Chairman

Article R112-25

…et de l'Image Animée has the power to delegate his signature provided for by Decree no. 2005-850 of 27 July 2005 on delegations of signature by members of the Government, for the purpose of implementi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-10-3

I.-When a person mentioned in 1° to 1°c or 5° to 6°a of Article L. 561-2 has a cross-border correspondent relationship with a financial institution located in a country that is not a member of the Eur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-3

…y-year period. By way of derogation from the previous paragraph, the Director General of the Agency may, where appropriate, register a product that has been in use in the European Community or the Eur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Merger

Article L5212-27

I. - Syndicats de communes and syndicats mixtes may be authorised to merge under the conditions set out in this article.The draft perimeter of the proposed new syndicate may be set by order of the Sta…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Provisions relating to Book III

Article 2505

For the application to Mayotte of the first paragraph of article 833, the references: "831 to 832-4" are replaced by the references: "831 to 832-1, 832-3 and 832-4". For the application of the second…

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