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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article L3123-3

Time off used in application of articles L. 3123-1 and L. 3123-2 may not exceed half the legal working time for a calendar year.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article L4135-3

Time off used in application of articles L. 4135-1 and L. 4135-2 may not exceed half the legal working time for a calendar year.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 817

…ragraph of Article 102, the court clerk may be appointed as interpreter for one of the languages in use in the territory. In this case, he is exempt from the oath..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Commitments of the borrower.

Article 1881

If the borrower uses the thing for another purpose, or for a longer time than he ought, he shall be liable for the loss that has occurred, even by fortuitous event.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-6

…or acquire holdings in companies, groups or organisations with a view to carrying out any operation useful to its missions.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Pharmacy inspection.

Article L5425-1

Placing on the market or using returnable products under the conditions set out in article L. 5127-2 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €150,000.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing the composition of the assets and liabilities of the financing body

Article R214-221

…of units, shares and debt securities issued by the undertaking or of loans contracted by it may be used to repay or remunerate its units, shares, debt securities or loans.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Characteristic features of residential premises

Article R1331-22

…is sufficient when the lighting in the centre of the room allows reading on a clear day without the use of artificial lighting.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Maintenance of fireplaces and combustion appliances

Article R1331-67

Maintenance includes cleaning, checking that the combustion appliance is working properly and, if necessary, adjusting it, as well as checking the pipes used to distribute heat and supply combustion a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article A37-22

Two flaps, placed after the cover page, enable the use of the ten bundles (each containing five sheets) contained in the booklet to be tracked by the issuing authority.

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