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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Common provisions

Article R3261-15

…nd the employee's usual place of residence may claim the reimbursements mentioned in articles L. 3261-3 and L. 3261-3-1 for the journeys he/she is required to make between his/her usual place of resid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-19-3

…the application, authorisation will be refused.Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 6143-7, L. 6143-1, L. 6144-3 and R. 6144-1, the contract is signed by the director general of the reg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3

Article L713-15

…try, each elector shall have as many votes as he or she is qualified to cast pursuant to Article L. 713-1.The right to vote in elections for members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R6153-1-21

The provisions of article R. 6153-26 relating to availability are applicable to junior doctors.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central organisation

Article R515-15

At 1 January 2017, the Agency's endowment amounted to two billion eight hundred and seven million nine hundred and ninety-eight thousand eight hundred and fifty-six euros.This endowment may be increas…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-10

…e, except where the concordant deliberations of the municipal councils taken pursuant to Article L. 2113-2 have excluded their creation.However, at the request of the municipal council of a municipali…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Crystalline silica

Article R4412-155

In the formula set out in article R. 4412-154, the following definitions apply: 1° Cns, the concentration of non-silicogenic respirable dust in mg/m³, which corresponds to the difference between the t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-15

…concerns the offence of driving without insurance, a deposit is also waived if the offender sends: 1° a photocopy of an insurance certificate that was valid at the time the offence was recorded; 2° o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-15

…ents set out in a professional practice standard drawn up in accordance with 2° of I of Article L. 821-1. A professional practice standard determines the principles for allocating the work to be carri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies.

Article R214-159

…ny of each of the companies involved in the transaction. It shall contain the following information 1° An inventory of the property assets, names and registered offices of all the participating compan…

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