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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Honorary professional journalist identity card

Article R7111-17

The honorary professional journalist's identity card may be cancelled in accordance with the procedure set out in articles R. 7111-12 and R. 7111-13 if the holder resumes work in the profession or if…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appointment of representatives

Article D7343-61

Each trade union organisation or professional association recognised as representative of platform workers may appoint three representatives simultaneously pursuant to Article L. 7343-12. These appoin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-53

When the profit and loss account for one of the activities mentioned in 1° of article R. 6145-12 shows a deficit for three consecutive financial years, the continuation of the activity must be express…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Specific provisions relating to assignment subledgers

Article R342-3

When the commitments of the insurance undertaking or supplementary occupational pension fund in respect of an allocation sub-account are no longer represented in at least an equivalent manner by the a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Implementation of placement under mobile electronic surveillance

Article R61-33

When the sentence enforcement judge makes a decision to place a person under mobile electronic surveillance, pursuant to the fourth paragraph of article 763-3, this measure may only concern an adult w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-20

The procedures for applying this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular :1° The scientific criteria justifying, where appropriate, exemption from bioavailability stu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assessment of the borrower's solvency

Article L312-17

Where credit transactions are concluded at the point of sale or by means of a distance communication technique, an information sheet separate from the sheet referred to in Article L. 312-12 is provide…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9-2

In the event of a portfolio transfer ordered pursuant to 14° of I of article L. 612-33 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, any part of the rights of policyholders, contract holders, members and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Prior information notices and periodic indicative notices of purchasers' intention to award a contract

Article R2131-3

When a contracting entity publishes a periodic indicative notice, it shall communicate to candidates who so request the technical specifications that it usually includes or intends to include in contr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisional arrest.

Article 728-64

When the sentenced person is on French territory and the competent authority of the sentencing State requests that, pending the decision on the recognition and enforcement of the sentencing decision,…

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