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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-13

The duration of the suspension of approval may not exceed one month. Within this period, the commission, after the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1 has given the agency concerned…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article R4134-19

The provisions of article R. 4134-5, the second and third paragraphs of article R. 4134-6, and from article R. 4134-7 shall apply to the persons designated in article R. 4134-18.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-9

The sums entered in the automatic cinema operating accounts grouped into circuits are invested to finance work and investments contributing to:1° The modernisation of a cinema provided that it is inte…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-9

I.-In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 213-2, requisitions sent under the conditions provided for in this code for the interception of telephone communications shall give rise to reimburse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L3221-9

The Labour Inspectorate control officers mentioned in article L. 8112-1 or, where applicable, other equivalent control officers are responsible, within their respective areas of competence, concurrent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article D440-9

The meetings of the Trade Practices Review Board are not public. The investigators referred to in the sixth paragraph of Article L. 440-1 may attend meetings of the commission when matters are being e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R349-1

In New Caledonia, the article R. 217-1 is applicable in the version resulting from decree no. 2008-1485 of 22 December 2008.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article R773-16

Article R. 526-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1313 of 31 August 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article R773-12

Article R. 522-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1313 of 31 August 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article R774-16

Article R. 526-1 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1313 of 31 August 2017.

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