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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substitute team.

Article L3132-16

…ngs, a company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an extended collective labour agreement may stipulate that operational staff work in two groups, one of which, known as the relief team, has…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General authorisation conditions.

Article R4211-16

…enic cell therapy preparations. The authorisations provided for in articles L. 4211-8 and L. 4211-9 may relate to one or more of the activities mentioned in these articles.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-168

For the prosecution, investigation and trial of offences falling within the scope of Article 706-167, the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, the investigating judge, the criminal court and the Paris as…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Events and meetings subject to declaration

Article A331-16

Any application for a declaration of a meeting submitted by the organiser must include: 1° The name, postal and electronic addresses and contact details of the organiser and, where applicable, of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-16

The amount of bonuses may be allocated directly to the mathematical provisions or transferred, in whole or in part, to the provision for bonuses referred to in article R. 343-3. Amounts transferred to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Personal interview

Article L531-16

…ssities arising from the needs of litigation, the person accompanying the applicant to an interview may not divulge its content.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L615-16

…f €6,000. If the infringement has been detrimental to national defence, a five-year prison sentence may also be imposed..

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-16

…s shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.Important operational functions may not be outsourced in such a way as to seriously undermine the quality of the payment institution…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-16

…dispute; 3° The applicant's pleas in law and submissions; 4° Any information in his possession that may be useful in resolving the dispute. Attached thereto is a copy of the statement and communicatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-16

…s for applying article L. 5122-9 ; 3° The conditions under which free samples of medicinal products may be given to the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 5122-10; 4° (Repealed) ;…

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