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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1364

Proof of a legal act may be pre-constituted by a writing in authentic form or under private signature.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports federations

Article A131-3

The regulations of delegated sports federations are made available to the public in electronic form throughout their period of validity.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5214-4

The communauté de communes is formed either without a fixed term or for a term determined by the decision instituting it.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Certificate of conformity

Article R752-44-8

The form entitled "Certificate of conformity" conforms to a model laid down by order of the minister responsible for the economy.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-29

…result in an unfavourable opinion or decision without first referring the matter, for additional information, to the competent national police services or national gendarmerie units and, for the purp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of provision of services

Article L4222-9

…of a pharmacist in a Member State or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, may perform in France, on a temporary and occasional basis, acts of his profession, where applicable in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article L519-4

Any intermediary in banking transactions and payment services who, even on an occasional basis, is entrusted with funds as an agent of the parties, is required at all times to provide evidence of a fi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2346-1

…he setting up of a special negotiating body, a European works council or the implementation of an information and consultation procedure, or the free appointment of their members, in particular by dis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation.

Article L2373-1

A committee of the company resulting from a cross-border operation is set up when, at the end of the negotiation period provided for in Article L. 2352-9, no agreement has been reached and the special…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional ethics

Article L722-19

…of any nature whatsoever to which they may be subject in the course of or in connection with the performance of their duties. The State must compensate the resulting direct damage. A decree in the Cou…

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