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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of public transport costs

Article R3261-6

A collective labour agreement may provide for other methods of proof and reimbursement of transport costs, without the time limits for reimbursement of tickets exceeding those mentioned in article R.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Arrangements for repayment of the advance

Article R2191-12

When the amount of the advance payment is less than 80% of the amount of the contract inclusive of all taxes, its reimbursement must be completed when the amount of the services performed by the contr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mandate

Article R2143-6

…on to withdraw the trade union delegate mandate provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2143-11 is taken by the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-32

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 11 relating to the confidentiality of investigations, any information or data exchanged shall be confidential. The procedures for transmitting and storin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-25

…General or one of the panels of the Autorité, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may issue an injunction accompanied by a penalty payment, the amount and effective date of which it…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-25

…mber finds that the accused has been tried without the expert examination provided for by Article 706-115 has been carried out, except in cases where it is optional or has been deemed unnecessary purs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-1

In addition to its chairman, the college of experts referred to in Article L. 1142-24-4 comprises: 1° Two doctors competent in the field of cardiology ; 2° One person with expertise in personal injury…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-4

…ée remains silent for more than four months on an application for approval mentioned in article R. 212-12, this is deemed to be a decision of acceptance.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-25

…ations are distributed under the responsibility of the responsible person referred to in Article R. 1243-12 or, where applicable, the person responsible for the activities referred to in Article R. 12…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1544-6

For the application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia of article L. 1142-14, the first paragraph is replaced by the following provisions: Where the Commission considers that the sponsor is liable…

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