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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to elections.

Article D4233-6

…t must :1° Be an elector for the department, region or professional category concerned, as the case may be. However, in accordance with article L. 4232-13, pharmacists practising in mainland France ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-69

…aisses de crédit maritime mutuel ; 2. Unions de crédit maritime mutuel, which regional mutual banks may form between themselves with, where appropriate, groupings such as those defined in Article L. 5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution

Article R6332-63

…s for non-salaried persons employed and self-employed in maritime fishing and marine farming: 1° R. 6332-5, relating to the appointment of the provisional administrator ; 2° R. 6332-12, relating to th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-6

…holder of rights in an orphan work justifies his rights to an organisation mentioned in article L. 135-3, the latter may only continue to use the work with the authorisation of the rightholder. The o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-6

The charge brought forward pursuant to article R. 343-6 is deducted from the distributable profit referred to in article L. 232-11 of the French Commercial Code. It is also deducted from the profit de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Assisted witnesses

Article 113-4

…answer questions put to him or her or to remain silent, as well as the rights mentioned in Article 113-3, and proceed with the formalities provided for in the last two paragraphs of l'article 116. Me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-14-4

For the application of article R. 6523-11 to Mayotte, the words "25 km" are replaced by the words "10 km".

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-6

…the local authority or public establishment.People to whom personalised support vouchers are issued may purchase the goods, products or services specified on the voucher from a network of service prov…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 679

…ition fixe : 1° Les actes qui ne comportent aucune disposition entrant dans les prévisions des 1° à 4° de Article 677; 2° Registrations of judicial or contractual mortgages not subject to the proporti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior formalities

Article R2-6

For the application of the provisions of 3° of article 10-5, may consult the information and personal data recorded in the context of criminal proceedings in the automated national registry of judicia…

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