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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Early waiver of the reduction action

Article 930-3

…ened, he is in a state of need that would disappear if he had not renounced his reservatory rights; 3° The beneficiary of the renunciation has been guilty of a crime or an offence against his person.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-5

…tors, trade union organisations are representative if they : 1° Satisfy the criteria of Article L. 2121-1 ; 2° Have a balanced territorial coverage within the branch; 3° Have received at least 8% of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Equal treatment with full-time employees

Article L3123-5

Part-time employees benefit from the rights granted to full-time employees by law and by company or establishment agreements, subject, as regards conventional rights, to specific terms provided for by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Legal action against the guarantee fund

Article R421-56

In order to determine the principle or the extent of their right to compensation, injured third parties may not summon the guarantee fund before the courts, in particular to declare a joint judgment.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedures for publication of concession notices

Article R3122-5

A concession notice may not be published in any medium other than the Official Journal of the European Union before it has been published by the Publications Office of the European Union.The awarding…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article R112-5

I. - The threshold mentioned in article L. 112-6-1 is set at 3,000 euros. II. - In addition to the information usually provided for the execution of a payment transaction, the payer initiating the tra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Treatment and cleaning products and processes

Article R1321-51

…es for treating water intended for human consumption that comply with the provisions of article R. 1321-50 . For spring water, the provisions applicable are those of article R. 1321-85.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Professional capacity and training (R).

Article R2223-51

…in their position, who perform or have performed one of the functions referred to in articles R. 2223-45, R. 2223-46 and R. 2223-47 for twenty-four months from 10 May 1995, the date of publication of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Professional capacity and training (R).

Article R2223-50

…med in their post, who perform or have performed one of the functions referred to in articles R. 2223-42, R. 2223-43 and R. 2223-44 for a period of twelve months from 10 May 1995, the date of publicat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Professional capacity and training (R).

Article R2223-53

The professional training provided for in Article R. 2223-42 must have been provided within three months of the start of the performance of duties by the agents concerned. The vocational training prov…

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