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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work within the protection perimeter

Article R1322-26

…igned jointly by the parties. The Prefect decides in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1322-5.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-10-1

…ining certificates send these certificates to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4321-10 in the form of certified information. They shall also send it, in the same form, the list of s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-6

Declarants who have obtained a ranking equal to or less than two hundred points for men and two hundred and fifty points for women on the scale corresponding to the "distance" ranking set by the Inter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Exemptions granted by the mayor.

Article L3132-26

…etail establishments where the weekly rest period normally takes place on Sundays, this rest period may be cancelled on the Sundays designated for each retail establishment by decision of the mayor ta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The officers of the fund and the assistance of the accountants of the Directorate-General of Public Finance

Article R518-26

The employees of Caisse des dépôts et consignations are accountable to Caisse des dépôts et consignations for the income and expenditure entrusted to them by Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capital increases

Article L22-10-52

As an exception to the second paragraph of article L. 225-136, for companies whose equity securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and insofar as the equity securities to be issued imm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-5

…lace within a maximum period of two years after the expiry of the period provided for in article L. 23-10-1. After this period, any sale is subject to articles L. 23-10-1 to L. 23-10-3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-30

…e admitted to trading on a regulated market shall publish on the website provided for in Article R. 22-10-1, within fifteen days of the meeting, the results of votes including at least the following i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Placement in an anti-seizure bracelet

Article R24-20

…formation: 1° The fitting of the bracelet incorporating a transmitter provided for in article 138-3 may not be carried out without his consent, but refusal to do so constitutes a breach of his obligat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification and verification of the identity of occasional customers

Article D561-10-1

The threshold provided for in 11° of Article L. 561-2 is set at 10,000 euros per transaction or related transactions.

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