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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-27

The training referred to in Article L. 314-25 allows, as a minimum, to acquire under the pre-established programme mentioned in article L. 6353-1 of the Labour Code: 1° The knowledge required for the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of public information obligations concerning bans on minors

Article R432-2

The fact, for a person ensuring the management of a cinematographic entertainment establishment, of not respecting the obligation provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-25

When the application of a fiscal or budgetary provision results in an increase or decrease in the operating resources of a commune that is a member of a syndicate by a percentage equal to or greater t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R261-2

…ronic communications operators as well as the legal persons providing services mentioned by the loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique. "4° Social organisations. "

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 213

If the Investigating Chamber considers that the facts constitute a misdemeanour or a contravention, it orders the case to be referred to the Criminal Court, in the first case, and to the Police Court,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Public contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L2514-2

The same rules apply to public contracts concluded by a contracting entity for the purchase of energy or fuels intended for the production of energy, when this entity carries out one of the activities…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-23

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 663-26, the emolument due in respect of the task of distributing funds between creditors entrusted by the court to the mandataire judiciaire pursuant to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Property damage

Article R126-2

I.- Property insurance contracts covering damage to the bodies of rail, air, sea, lake and river vehicles and to goods transported are excluded from the scope of article L. 126-2 .However, the followi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-28

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3123-20, the number of overtime hours worked by a part-time employee during the same week or month or over the period provided for by a col…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R6523-25

In addition to the representative of the State in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the President of the Conseil territorial, the Comité de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelle is…

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