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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police.

Article L2512-13

I.-In the City of Paris, the Prefect of Police exercises the powers and duties conferred upon him by the Consuls' decree of 12 messidor an VIII which determines the duties of the Prefect of Police in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: White plan

Article R3131-13

I.-The establishment white plan mentioned in article L. 3131-7 takes into account the objectives of the "ORSAN" system and defines in particular: 1° The procedures for implementing its provisions and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-13

The agreement may be concluded for a maximum period of three years with structures showing prospects of economic viability; it may be renewed under the same procedure. The financial provisions of mult…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 133-1

In the cases provided for by articles 125,127and 133, when the person is detained by the police or gendarmerie before being brought before a magistrate, the public prosecutor for the place of arrest i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Access by purchasers to supporting documents and evidence

Article R2143-13

Candidates are not required to provide the supporting documents and means of proof that the purchaser may obtain directly by means of:1° An electronic system for making information available administe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Business secrecy.

Article R463-13

For the purposes of Article L. 463-4, when a person requests protection of business confidentiality with regard to items communicated by him to the Autorité de la concurrence or seized from him by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-13

No person may be entered on the list of sworn goods brokers of a court of appeal unless he fulfils the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of a Member State of the European Union or of an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier (building societies)

Article L513-13

Loans and exposures referred to in Article L. 513-2 and similar receivables are assigned to a société de crédit foncier simply by delivering a slip to the assignee, the details of which are set by dec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-13

With the exception of transactions carried out within a group, within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-3 of the Commercial Code, any acquisition, extension or disposal of a direct or indirect holding, wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Installation

Article D1442-13

The councillors individually take the following oath: "I swear to fulfil my duties with zeal and integrity and to maintain the secrecy of the deliberations". A record of the taking of the oath is draw…

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