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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6232-6

Two identical types of ballot papers, printed in black on white paper, one bearing the answer "YES" and the other the answer "NO", are provided by the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy, in a number equ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6332-6

Two identical types of ballot papers, printed in black on white paper, one bearing the answer "YES" and the other the answer "NO", are provided by the collectivity of Saint-Martin, in a number equal t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip.

Article L3243-2

When wages are paid, the employer provides the persons mentioned in article L. 3243-1 with a supporting document known as a pay slip. The employer may not require any formality of signature or endorse…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-12

The ballot paper may not contain, on pain of nullity, a number of names greater than the number of titular seats and, where applicable, substitutes, pairs of candidates or candidates to be filled, nor…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 160

…knowledgement of receipt. The parties may also be summoned by giving their defence counsel a simple bulletin. The parties and third parties may also be summoned orally if they are present when the dat…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The commission for the examination of draft federal regulations relating to sports facilities

Article R142-11

…re published, together with the regulations definitively adopted by the federation, in the Official Bulletin of the Ministry of Sport and in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 131-36…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31-0 bis

…where applicable, by substitution of the owner, from the first paragraph of 3° of I of the article 156.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 187

…tly to the Investigating Chamber, pursuant to Articles 81, ninth paragraph, 82-1, second paragraph, 156, second paragraph, or 167, penultimate paragraph, the investigating judge shall continue his inv…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Verification and recovery of costs.

Article 718

…h acknowledgement of receipt. When they are made by the court registrar, they may be made by simple bulletin if they are addressed to lawyers.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supply and delivery of works.

Article L7421-1

…he draws up a report or logbook. A Conseil d'Etat decree sets out the conditions under which this bulletin or booklet is drawn up. In particular, it specifies the information that must be included:…

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