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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IIIa: Community service

Article 733-2

…s decision is taken after an adversarial debate, in accordance with the provisions of l'article 712-6. In the event of non-performance of community service, the provisions of article 712-17 shall appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-8

Advertising to the public for a medicinal product mentioned in article L. 5122-6 as well as advertising campaigns to the public for vaccinations are subject to prior authorisation from the Agence nati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97-5

…in II of article R. 4412-97. The technical files referred to in articles R. 1334-29-4 to R. 1334-29-6 of the Public Health Code andarticle R. 126-10 of the Construction and Housing Code are attached t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-2

…son may also benefit, during this period, from the assistance measures provided for in article 132-46 of the said code. This decision is taken, in accordance with the procedures set out in article 712…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVII ter: Taxation of real estate investment funds

Article 239 nonies

…in h of 1° of the I of article 31, article 31 bis, the first paragraph of 3° of the I of article 156 relating to buildings listed or registered as historic monuments or having received the label issu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article L420-7

Without prejudice to articles

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-7

The sums which could not be distributed due to the rules defined in articles L. 3324-5 and L. 3324-6 are immediately distributed among all the employees and, where applicable, the beneficiaries referr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article R4424-7-1

…d procedure for housing or an integrated procedure for business property pursuant to Article L. 300-6-1 du code de l'urbanisme, l'examen conjoint prévu à l'article L. 4424-15-1 takes place at the init…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-2

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Enforcement of administrative court decisions

Article L614-16

…on to leave French territory is annulled, the surveillance measures provided for in articles L. 721-6, L. 721-7, L. 731-1, L. 731-3, L. 741-1 and L. 743-13 are immediately terminated, and the foreign…

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