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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 775

…nor; 2° Convictions whose mention in bulletin no. 2 has been expressly excluded pursuant to article 775-1 ; 3° Convictions for police offences ; 4° Suspended sentences, with or without probation, wher…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-61

…ting document showing the final cost of the film or audiovisual work and the means of financing it; 4° The definitive list of authors, specifying their nationality and, where applicable, their status…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Monitoring weekly rest periods

Article R3172-6

An employer who wishes to suspend the weekly rest period in application of article L. 3132-4, in the event of urgent work, shall immediately inform the labour inspector and, except in cases of force m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Security protocol.

Article R4515-6

…ap and traffic instructions; 3° The specific equipment and machinery used for loading or unloading; 4° Emergency resources in the event of an accident or incident; 5° The identity of the person in cha…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article L3133-7

…ives; 2° The Caisse des dépôts et consignations; 3° The public establishment mentioned inArticle L. 2142-1 of the Transport Code; 4° SNCF, SNCF Réseau and SNCF Voyageurs.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article D232-78

…ons are given for refusal of authorisation, in compliance with the rules set out in article L. 1110-4 of the Public Health Code. The applicant and, where applicable, the person(s) exercising parental…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Skills assessment

Article R6313-7

…period of one year:-the summary document in the case mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 6313-4;-documents to which the beneficiary has given written consent based on the need to monitor hi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The statutory auditor's mission.

Article D823-7-1

For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 441-14, the statutory auditors shall certify, in the report mentioned in Article R. 823-7, of the fairness of the information referred to in A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 : Acts subject to the combined formality of registration and land registration

Article 647

…d in the Mayotte land register, excluding the liens and mortgages mentioned in i of 1° of article 2521 of the Civil Code. The new formality is called the "merged formality".Excluded from this system a…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER I: TRANSPORT OF GOODS.

Article L321-7

Companies or organisations holding approval under the provisions of article L. 321-7 in force prior to the publication of law no. 2002-3 of 3 January 2002 relating to the safety of transport infrastru…

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