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

Article 850-1

In New Caledonia, infringements of the first four classes of the police regulations governing public road passenger transport services, laid down by local regulations, are recorded in official reports…

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

Article 850-2

For the application in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands of article 529-7, the words: "For second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-class road traffic offences, the list of w…

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

Article 859-1

The time limit provided for in the first paragraph of Article 627-6 is increased to fifteen days when the transfer is made from New Caledonia, French Polynesia or the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article D2333-85

The municipality or public establishment mentioned in article D. 2333-87 draws up the list of foundations and associations exempted pursuant to article L. 2333-64.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments

Article A123-85

Employers and self-employed workers in non-agricultural professions subject to payment of social security and family allowance contributions under the conditions laid down by the Social Security Code…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-85

The specifications (numbers 44 to 46 in Table 5) give rise to the following fees: Service number the service (table 5 of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 44 Drawing up specifications w…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Secondment to another company

Article D5213-85

The employee signs a rider to the employment contract with the adapted company, which specifies in particular: 1° The work assigned within the user company, the hours and place of performance of the w…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regional and interregional councils

Article D4311-85

The regional or inter-regional council of the order of nurses is composed as follows: 1° Where the total number of nurses on the most recently published register is less than or equal to 10,000 : a) T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Coverage of professionalisation contracts

Article D6332-85

I.-The skills operator covers the cost of professionalisation contracts under the financial section mentioned in 1° of article L. 6332-3 at the level set by the branches or, in the absence of an agree…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Home haemodialysis.

Article D6124-85

The managing health care establishment provides appropriate training for the patient and the third party who will assist him, either in a haemodialysis centre, in a medical dialysis unit or in an inde…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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