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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-3

In mines, salt works and quarries, industrial establishments, building and civil engineering sites and shipyards, employees are given a rest period of : 1° Twenty-four hours for each Sunday or public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-3

I.-When obtaining the consent provided for in articles L. 1244-2 and L. 2141-5, the doctor collects the identity of persons wishing to donate gametes or offer their embryo for reception, as well as th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-22

Co-writing grants for international co-production projects are awarded for audiovisual projects that meet the following conditions:1° Be co-written by at least two authors of different nationalities;2…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 1200-3

The children's judge may be referred to by:1° One of the minor's legal representatives;2° The recipient or beneficiary of the family benefits to which the minor is entitled;3° The public prosecutor ;4…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article L5843-3

I.-The provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book VII of Part Five of the present Code mentioned in Article 55-1 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Pol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-37

The following shall be entered in the national register of companies, or filed to be appended thereto: 1° For the persons mentioned in 1° of Article L. 123-36, all the information, deeds and documents…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-3

I.-The representatives referred to in articles L. 713-1 and L. 713-2 must hold office in the company either as chairman and chief executive officer, chairman or member of the board of directors, chief…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 803-3

In case of necessity and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 803-2, the person may appear the following day and may be held for this purpose in specially equipped court premises, provided that t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and composition

Article L327-3

The audit board consists of five members appointed by decree: 1° A magistrate from the Cour des Comptes, chairman, appointed by the first chairman of the Cour des Comptes; 2° A member of the Conseil d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-37

All credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms and members of clearing houses referred to in Article L. 440-2 .3 must publish their annual financial statements in accordance with the con…

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