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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligation and conditions of registration

Article L211-18

…gal persons mentioned in article L. 211-1 are registered in the register mentioned inarticle L. 141-3. II.-In order to be registered, these persons must: 1° Provide travellers with proof of an adequat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530-6

For the application of the provisions relating to the fixed fine, the place of automated processing of nominative information relating to offences recorded by an official report drawn up in digital fo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-6

…ate or decision shall be kept at the registry.The certificate issued pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the mutual recognition of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Feasibility assistance

Article 632-5

…the company's development strategy; 2° The technical quality and innovative nature of the project; 3° The integration of environmental issues; 4° The consistency of the budget; 5° The company's abili…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Remuneration arrangements

Article D6323-18-1

…ed out during working hours, the employee benefits from the remuneration provided for in article L. 6323-17-5 for the duration of his project, subject to his attendance at the training course or in-co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The Eurojust Agency

Article 695-5

…r have offences reported to the competent authorities of another Member State of the European Union;3° Asking the Public Prosecutor to have a joint investigation team set up;4° Asking the Public Prose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-5

…with the guidelines defined by the National Cancer Institute in application of 2° of Article L. 1415-2, including information about temporary or permanent side-effects, the impact on quality of life…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article D47-1-18

The provisions of Article D. 47-1-7 are applicable in the case provided for by article 694-44, the transfer to national territory of a person detained in the issuing State for the purposes of executin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Remuneration arrangements

Article D6323-18-4

…rage reference salary is more than twice the minimum growth wage, the remuneration is equal to : 1° 90% of the average reference salary, when the duration of the professional transition leave does not…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Remuneration arrangements

Article D6323-18-2

…ect is carried out after the end of the fixed-term employment contract in application of article R. 6323-14-1, the remuneration is paid by the regional inter-professional joint committee.

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