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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for redeployment and retraining measures

Article R5522-89

For the application of article R. 5123-29 in Mayotte: 1° 6° is repealed; 2° The words: "of article R. 351-27 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "of article 12 of order no. 2002-41…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reinsurance.

Article R322-83

…y this section cedes to one or more undertakings its risks in a proportion exceeding 90% of the total premiums relating to the reinsured risks must be submitted for approval to a general meeting delib…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article 800-1

The costs of criminal, correctional and police justice shall be borne by the State and without recourse against the convicted person or the civil party, subject to the cases provided for in the last t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Terms and conditions of self-employed practice.

Article R4322-82

The National Council of the Order determines the situations in which the management of a chiropodist's practice is authorised in the event of the unavailability of the chiropodist or a partner or thei…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-89

I.-On receipt of the interested party's observations, the Agency may ask him to provide additional information and documents within a time limit that it shall determine and may submit these observatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-8-1

I. - Taxes and impositions collected by way of assessment, on behalf of the Greater Paris metropolitan area, are allocated monthly, in the amount of one twelfth of their total amount, as provided for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Appointment of an ad hoc administrator

Article R53-8

Within three months of the completion of his mission, the ad hoc administrator shall send the authority that appointed him a report detailing the steps taken to carry out the mission defined in articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-8

Personal data and information recorded in the personal activity account information system are kept for as long as the account is open and for a period of three years from the date of the account hold…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to overseas departments and regions.

Article R732-8

For the first appointment of the registrar of a mixed commercial court entered on the list provided for in Article L. 732-3, the procedure provided for in articles R. 742-18 to R. 742-23. With a view…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation, amendment and duration of the contract

Article L224-25-8

The provisions of this article shall apply to any professional providing digital content or digital services and offering the consumer, directly or via a third party, an after-sales service, a technic…

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