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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Fees for the use of public slaughterhouses

Article L2333-1

A fee is payable by users of public slaughterhouses. It is instituted by deliberation of the deliberative assembly of the local authority or group of local authorities owning the slaughterhouse.In the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Government auditors and financial activities audit mission

Article L615-1

The Minister for the Economy shall appoint a Government Commissioner to any central body mentioned in Article L. 511-30, credit institution or finance company where the State has entrusted them with p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Cooperation and exchanges of information between authorities

Article L631-1

I. - The Banque de France, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-1

The special employee profit-sharing reserve is set up as follows: 1° The sums allocated to this special reserve are, after closure of the accounts for the financial year, calculated on the profit made…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorities or persons contributing to judicial supervision

Article R16-1

The authorities or persons responsible for contributing to the application of judicial supervision shall ensure that the person under investigation complies with the obligations imposed on him; to thi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and organisation of the Referee Panel

Article R1455-1

Each industrial tribunal has a summary proceedings panel common to all sections of the tribunal. This panel is made up of one employee and one employer councillor.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training

Article R2145-1

In order to benefit from State financial aid, the bodies providing economic, social, environmental and trade union training, approved under the conditions provided for in article R. 2145-3, draw up pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article R1337-1

Any person who, in breach of article L. 1331-10, discharges wastewater other than domestic wastewater into public sewers without authorisation is liable to a fifth-class fine. A repeat offence under t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-16

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-19

The Minister responsible for the economy, where he is not a party to the proceedings, and the Competition Authority may present oral observations at the hearing at their request or at the request of t…

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