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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-8

In municipalities with a population of 1,000 or more, the municipal council draws up its own rules of procedure within six months of taking office. The by-laws previously adopted continue to apply unt…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 526

…birth and domicile of the accused, the legal description, date and place of the alleged offence, a reference to the applicable laws and, in the event of a conviction, the amount of the fine and the d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-43

When the information is transmitted, the department or unit referred to in Article 695-9-31 shall inform the receiving department of the conditions under which it will be used. Whenever it considers i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705-5

The court seised pursuant to this chapter shall retain jurisdiction irrespective of the charges retained in the settlement or judgment of the case, subject to the application of Articles 181 and 469.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-20

It is forbidden to import, hold with a view to sale, offer for sale, sell, distribute free of charge or against payment, hire out or make available to the public the equipment referred to in article R…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section Sports agents

Article A222-3

When a sports agent brings together parties interested in concluding a contract relating to the exercise of a sporting or training activity for remuneration, with the exception of that referred to in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L533-10-2

Without prejudice to the application of Section 8 of Chapter I of Title I of Book V, Articles II and III of Article L. 533-29 apply to credit institutions authorised to provide one or more of the inve…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3123-37

The adapted companies referred to in article L. 5213-13 may conclude an intermittent employment contract even in the absence of a collective labour agreement, provided that this contract is concluded…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-52

In order to implement an employee's entitlement to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-48, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement shall dete…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prenatal diagnosis.

Article L2161-1

As stated in Article 511-20 of the French Penal Code, reproduced below: "The act of carrying out prenatal diagnosis without having received the authorisation referred to in article L. 2131-1 of the Pu…

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