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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Energy, mining resources and industrial development.

Article L4433-17

…domain, the regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion exercise the powers defined in Articles L. 611-16 and L. 611-17 of the Mining Code.The State services involved in exercising the powers transfer…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Removal of goods from their place of detention

Article R512-14

When the sample is taken, a receipt is given to the owner or holder of the goods.It states the nature and quantities of samples taken.In the event of sampling during transport, the receipt is given to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-14

…rieur de la prud'homie and that of the standing committee are set by the chairman. Except in urgent cases, the agenda is sent to those concerned at least fifteen days before the date of the meeting.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presumption of absence

Article 114

…hall determine, where appropriate, according to the size of the assets, the sums that should be allocated annually to the maintenance of the family or to the expenses of the marriage. He shall determi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Other proceedings falling within the jurisdiction of the family affairs judge

Article 1140

…t for the proceedings to proceed without a hearing in accordance with the provisions of article L. 212-5-1 of the Code of Judicial Organisation . In this case, articles 828 and 829 of the Code of Civi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection V: Divorce on conversion of legal separation

Article 1133

In the case provided for in the preceding article, the judge may not hear the spouses and simply examine the agreement with their lawyer. If there are no difficulties, he shall homologate the agreemen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-12

…ntrôle prudentiel et de résolution may be extended to the legal entities referred to in Article L. 612-26 located in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreeme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L754-14

…e shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-14

Termination of the employment contract in the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 1226-12 entitles the employee to compensation equal to the amount of the compensation in lieu of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-12 (art. A322-43)

…Great risks. Narrow passages, very high falls with difficult entries and exits. Notes:This classification does not include the following categories of special routes:- Dams which are easily crossed o…

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