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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control of occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-77

If a binding occupational exposure limit value provided for in Article R. 4412-149 is exceeded, the employer shall stop work at the workstations concerned until measures have been implemented to ensur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-71

…enforcing a prison sentence in the case provided for by the second and third paragraphs of Article 723-15-2 and by article 723-16, may inform the victim, unless the provisions of articles D. 49-72 or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 3: Financial contributions from communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation in the département, communes in the metropolitan area, the metropolitan area and the département to the budget of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-76

…t of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service constitute compulsory expenditure.Before 1st January of the year in question, the provisional amount of the contributions mentioned in the fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-7

…pharmacist in charge of management, cannot be provided under the conditions set out in articles R. 5126-54, R. 5126-84 or R. 5126-104, it may be carried out by pharmacy interns and by interns and assi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-91

…equirements of the information relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 require it, the examining magistrate may authorise judicial police officers acti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: The decision of the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-7

The panel of the Court of Revision and Review rejects the application if it considers it to be unfounded. If it considers the application to be well-founded, it shall set aside the conviction handed d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Maintenance of the register and effects of registration.

Article L123-7

The registration of a natural person carries with it a presumption of merchant status. However, this presumption is not enforceable against third parties and administrations that provide proof to the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-7

…ecision to refuse. The obligation to give reasons is met under the conditions set out in article L. 232-4 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-7

…mber and his alternate, a by-election shall be held under the conditions provided for in article R. 114-5 in order to fill the vacant seat for the remainder of the term of office. An elected member ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing

Article L313-7

The leasing transactions referred to in this subsection are : 1. The leasing of capital goods or tools purchased with a view to such leasing by companies that remain the owners of the goods, where the…

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