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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Temporary stoppage of work or activity.

Article L4731-3

When all measures have been taken to put an end to the situation of serious and imminent danger or the dangerous situation that gave rise to a temporary halt to the work or activity, the employer shal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Articles relating to infants and children.

Article L5231-3

All advertising, by whatever means or on whatever medium, the direct purpose of which is to promote the sale, provision, use or enjoyment of a mobile telephone by children under the age of fourteen is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L910-3

References made, by provisions of this code applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, to other articles of this code, concern only those articles made applicable in the collectivity with the adaptations…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article R251-3

The information provided for in Article L. 251-15 that the statutory auditor sends to the directors relates to any fact that he or she identifies when examining the documents provided to him or her or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6261-3

Appropriations are voted by chapter and, if the Territorial Council so decides, by article. However, except where the Territorial Council has specified that appropriations are specialised by article,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6361-3

Appropriations are voted by chapter and, if the Territorial Council so decides, by article. However, except where the Territorial Council has specified that appropriations are specialised by article,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: General provisions

Article D589-3

An electronic signature shall be validly affixed only by the use of a process that enables the signatory to be identified, guarantees the link between the signature and the document to which it relate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES

Article R3241-3

In any department or departmental public establishment with more than 75,000 euros in operating revenue, the accounts mentioned in article R. 3241-1 are also examined by an audit commission, the compo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6261-3

The chapters of budgets voted by nature correspond:a) Investment section:- to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 open to the nomenclature by nature, with the exception of the accounts "…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6361-3

The chapters of budgets voted by nature correspond:a) Investment section:- to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 open to the nomenclature by nature, with the exception of the accounts "…

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