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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-62

Representation leave may be split into half-days. Its duration cannot be deducted from the annual paid leave and is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining paid leave entitl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article L522-6

…cision handed down by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs may be published at the expense of the person penalised. The administrative authority shall inform t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6414-6

…unicipal council in compliance with the regulations instituted by the local authority. The communes may, in addition, institute charges for services rendered.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation procedure for bodies responsible for vocational integration and training initiatives

Article R6121-6

…to the applicants by any means that makes it possible to establish the date of receipt. The region may declare the selection procedure unsuccessful, giving reasons for its decision and notifying the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-6

…ord the identity of offenders in order to draw up official reports concerning contraventions of the mayor's police orders, contraventions of the highway code that the law and regulations authorise the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Money changers

Article L524-6

…Money changers shall keep a register of their transactions.The Minister responsible for the economy may, by order, make them subject to special rules and conditions relating to their obligations under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4371-6

I.-By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 4371-2, the following may continue to practise the profession of dietician and use the title of dietician, whether or not accompanied by a qua…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3431-6

I.-The European Collectivity of Alsace may create a development council. The development council is consulted on the draft Alsace cross-border cooperation scheme referred to in article L. 3431-1. It m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director and staff of the Agency

Article R4642-6

…He performs all acts that are not reserved to the Board of Directors in application of article R. 4642-4. He prepares the deliberations of the Board of Directors and ensures that they are carried out…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-6

The internal regulations are drawn up in French. They may be accompanied by translations into one or more foreign languages.The same applies to any document containing obligations for the employee or…

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