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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-1

Unless otherwise stipulated, the form used by the ticketing officer consists of:-a first section, measuring 100 mm × 186 mm, which constitutes the payment card;-a second section, measuring 100 mm × 18…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations.

Article D514-18

…manner. It may also levy, for sales of pledged property that have been specially advertised, in the form of catalogues, special notices or public exhibitions, an additional duty on the proceeds of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-60

…ionality, date and place of birth, profession and domicile; if the applicant is a legal entity, its form, name, registered office and the body that legally represents it;2° Indication of the court bef…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee information.

Article D3313-10

…able to calculate his entitlements, the employer will ask him for the address at which he can be informed of his entitlements and will ask him to inform the employer of any changes of address. When t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryonic stem cell research.

Article R2151-12-2

…acknowledged and the declaration to be dated. It must be accompanied by a file containing all the information required to verify that the legal conditions have been met. The form and content of this f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4227-5

…ncreased by 0.50 metres for every one hundred people or fraction thereof.The width of any clearance forming part of the regulatory clearances must never be less than 0.80 metres.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Worker information and training

Article R4412-38

The employer shall ensure that workers and the social and economic committee : 1° Receive information in appropriate and periodically updated form on the hazardous chemical agents present in the workp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R4113-28

The company is formed subject to the condition precedent of its registration on the Roll of the Association. The application for registration is submitted collectively by the partners and sent to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employed persons

Article R4312-66

The habitual practice of the nursing profession, in any form whatsoever, within a State administration, a local authority or a public establishment is subject to a written contract, except in cases wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-25

…s L. 1243-2, L. 4211-9-1 or L. 4211-9-2, the storage, reconstitution or packaging in an appropriate form in accordance with the package leaflet or the research protocol involving the human person nece…

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