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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of voluntary association involvement

Article R5151-18

Activities for which a declaration or certificate is issued after the dates stipulated in articles R. 5151-16 and R. 5151-17 are not taken into account when calculating the period of activity required…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4321-15

The state diploma for masseur-physiotherapists attests to the skills required to practise the activities of the profession of masseur-physiotherapist as defined by : 1° Articles L. 4321-1 and R. 4321-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-3-1

With due regard for the principle of equality, the rules relating to the allocation and exercise of powers applicable to a category of territorial authorities may be differentiated to take account of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Evidentiary value of regular reports and remedies available to defendants against this legal authority.

Article 337

1. Customs reports drawn up by a single officer are authentic until proven otherwise. 2. In the case of offences recorded in a report following a paper audit, proof to the contrary may only be provide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Common provisions

Article L2224-11-3

When the delegated contract for a public water or wastewater service requires the operator to carry out asset renewal and major repairs, a provisional works programme is appended to the contract. This…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1434

Use or reinvestment is deemed to be made with regard to a spouse whenever, at the time of an acquisition, he has declared that it was made from his own funds or from the alienation of an own, and to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-6

When the surveillance provided for in Article 706-80 is to be prosecuted in a foreign State, it shall be authorised, under the conditions provided for by international conventions, by the public prose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-5

Manufacturers, importers and distributors of tobacco products, as well as companies, professional organisations or associations representing them, are liable to a fine of €45,000 if they fail to send…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Mediation procedure

Article R321-41

If, at the end of the period provided for in article R. 321-37, no agreement has been reached between the parties, the mediator shall draw up a report noting this failure, which he shall explain and a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-17

The fees payable referred to in the third paragraph of Article R. 614-5 are the filing fee and, where applicable, the fee for drawing up the search report provided for in article R. 612-5. In the case…

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