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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Permanent derogations for young workers

Article R4153-50

Young workers certified in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 4544-9 may carry out operations on electrical installations or operations of an electrical or non-electrical nature in the vicin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-55

…onditions defined byarticle R. 2124-74 of the General Code for the Ownership of Public Property. It may be subject to eviction.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R331-5

…py of the registration form or any evidence of registration in the register mentioned in article R. 521-1 of the Commercial Code; 4° A copy of the enforcement order recording the claim, where applicab…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-59

…t and accounting management shall be sent to the budget controller at least twice a year, before 31 May and before 30 September, unless an exemption is granted by the budget controller. They shall inc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Relations between the liquidator and the guarantee fund

Article R421-53

The liquidator appointed by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in application of articles L. 326-1 and L. 326-2, or by the competent authorities of the home state of an insurance und…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Maintenance and repair of medical equipment

Article D224-53

…r of the possibility of opting to use parts from the circular economy, as defined in Article R. 224-50, by means of a clear, visible and legible display from the outside. This display specifies the ca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-5

…nce with Article L. 632-2, or in an exchange of information in accordance with Article L. 632-1, it may refuse to comply with such a request only where the request is likely to undermine French sovere…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the absence of an agreement.

Article L3323-5

…quests payment of all or part of the corresponding sums under conditions set by decree. The request may be made on the occasion of each payment made in respect of the distribution of the special profi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-5

If the budget is not adopted before 31 March of the financial year to which it applies, or before 15 April of the year of the renewal of the Territorial Council, the State representative immediately r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requisitioning and seizures

Article D15-5

…munication, they shall be appended in paper or digital form to the minutes. The documents requested may be appended only if they are necessary to establish the truth. The provisions of this article sh…

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