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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-6-5

…Minister for Employment, and the inspection officers mentioned in 4° and 8° of article L. 8271-1-2 may carry out the following acts under a pseudonym without being criminally liable: 1° Participate i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R*431-55

…at the request of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance. It may call upon rapporteurs. The secretariat of the Committee is provided by the Caisse Centrale de Ré…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Priority question of constitutionality

Article R*532-60

…based on failure to present, in a separate, reasoned pleading, the plea referred to in Article R.* 532-59, may be asserted without application of Article R. 532-12 and the second paragraph of Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-5

The assets of a fonds commun de placement d'entreprise mentioned in article L. 214-165-1 may include shares in sociétés anonymes à responsabilité limitée issued by companies governed by law no. 47-177…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Professional card

Article R4311-41-5

…conditions laid down in articles L. 4311-3, to the national council of the professional body, which may, where appropriate, subject the person concerned to an aptitude test within two months of receip…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5-2

…the time limits laid down in articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23, the president of the commercial court may issue an injunction to that company to do so within a short period of time subject to a fine. Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices of the Member States in tracing and identifying the proceeds of crime or other crime-related property pursuant to Council Decision 2007/845/JHA of 6 December 2007

Article 695-9-50

For the application of Council Decision 2007/845/JHA of 6 December 2007 on cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices of the Member States in tracing and identifying the proceeds of crime or other pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Hearings

Article R2333-120-51

…invited to do so, to give signs of approval or disapproval, or to cause any disorder whatsoever.He may have any person who does not comply with his injunctions expelled, without prejudice to any crim…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article R57-5-7

…for placement in judicial isolation, renewal of this measure or refusal to terminate it. This order may be referred by the detainee to the president of the investigating chamber in accordance with the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Decision

Article R2333-120-59

The judge may impose a fine of up to 2,000 euros on the author of an application that he considers to be improper. This fine shall be recovered, in accordance with the provisions of decree no. 64-1333…

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