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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-8-1

Where its decision necessarily implies that the local authority, public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or joint association concerned must take an enforcement measure, the Commission du…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-20-4

I.-The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall define and implement procedures enabling them to determine whether the transaction they are carrying out is one of those referred to in 3° of Artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-20-3

…or part of the contract; 2° They shall reinforce the due diligence measures provided for in Article R. 561-12-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-20-5

The orders referred to in Article L. 561-11 shall provide for at least one of the following measures: 1° Prohibiting the establishment in France of subsidiaries, branches or representative offices of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-20

I.-The request is declared by the requesting party or his lawyer in the following manner: 1° Where the applicant is remanded in custody, the declaration is made to the investigating judge's registry i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R1263-2-1

…62-2-1 carries out on behalf of the employer the obligations incumbent upon him pursuant to article R. 1263-1. This representative is designated in the posting declaration provided for in I of article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R*365-2

For its application in French Polynesia, Article R. * 343-22 reads as follows: "Art. R. * 343-22.-The administrative authority mentioned in articles R. 343-19 and R. 343-20 is the Minister responsible…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R*366-2

For its application in New Caledonia, Article R. * 343-22 reads as follows: "Art. R. * 343-22.-The administrative authority mentioned in articles R. 343-19 and R. 343-20 is the Minister responsible fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for severe disability

Article R5213-46-2

…n the annual contribution provided for in Article L. 5212-9 under the conditions set out in Article R. 5213-51 . The model form containing the above-mentioned certificate is set by joint order of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R*364-2

For its application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, Article R. * 343-22 reads as follows: "Art. R. * 343-22.-The administrative authority mentioned in articles R. 343-19 and R. 343-20 is the Ministe…

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