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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-3

The provisions of Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-16, L. 533-18, L. 533-19, L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1 are applicable to transactions concluded on an organised trading system.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-3

Failure to inform the public employment service of recruitment or termination of an employment contract, in disregard of the provisions of article L. 1221-16 and the order issued for its application,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-3

…arrondissements respectively.The boundaries of these arrondissements as they stood on 1 January 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 82-1169 du 31 décembre 1982 relative à l'organisation admin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FROM THE DEPARTMENTS AND REGIONS TO THE TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article L7331-3

…creation of the territorial authorities of French Guiana and Martinique constituted pursuant to loi n° 2011-884 du 27 juillet 2011 relative aux collectivités territoriales de Guyane et de Martinique e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-3

…tuna, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter and with the exception of articles R. 3115-16, R. 3115-17, R. 3115-20-1 and R. 3115-65. Articles R. 3115-3, R. 3115-3-1, R. 3115-4, R. 311…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-3

The judge who rules on the transfer of the priority question of constitutionality is the judge hearing the proceedings in which that question is raised, subject to the following paragraphs. The judge…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Verification of the conditions governing admission to the profession

Article R519-37

…with the obligation to take out the professional indemnity insurance referred to in Article L. 519-3-4. In particular, it verifies that this contract, where required, covers the activities carried ou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 775-3

…tion handed down by a foreign court, is withdrawn on expiry of the periods provided for in Article 133-16-1 of the Criminal Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Functional protection

Article R722-39

…judice to the agreement concluded between the lawyer and the judge under Article 10 of Law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions, the State may enter into an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-39

…ion of payment by the drawee, whether acceptor or not, or in the event of seizure of his property remaining unsuccessful, the bearer may exercise his remedies only after presentation of the letter to…

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