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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Professional ethics of labour inspection staff

Article L8124-1

A code of ethics for the public labour inspection service, drawn up by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, sets out the rules to be observed by its employees and their rights in respect of the prerogatives…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article R1613-1

…alary costs reimbursed pursuant to article L. 1613-5 include all remuneration defined by the décret n°85-730 du 17 juillet 1985 relatif à la rémunération des fonctionnaires de l'Etat et des fonctionna…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 F

Subject to the provisions of 4 ter of II of article 150-0 A, the capital gains mentioned in 3° of II of article L. 214-81 of the Monetary and Financial Code, distributed by a real estate investment tr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article D40-1

The notice of the end of information sent to the parties pursuant to I of Article 175 shall include a statement informing them of their right to request, if they have not already done so, and in accor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article R1112-85

The term of office of the mediators, user representatives and staff representatives mentioned in 2° of IV, V and VI of article R. 1112-81 is set at three years, renewable. The term of office of the ot…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 B

…evied for any amending or supplementary forms filed pursuant to paragraph 3 of article 34 of decree n° 55-1350 of 14 October 1955 taken for the application of decree n° 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reformi…

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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 D40-3

For the application of Articles 186 and 186-1, and for all transfers of files to the court of appeal, the copy of the information file provided for by Article 81 which must be sent to the public prose…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R511-23

Credit institutions and finance companies shall require the instruments referred to in Article L. 511-81 to be held for a minimum period defined under the conditions set out in Article L. 511-72 in or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-18

The social administration committee benefits from the funding provided for in articles L. 2312-81 to L. 2312-84 of the Labour Code to finance the activities provided for in articles L. 2312-78 and L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article R4532-93

When, on a site subject to this section, it has been planned to defer the award of certain lots, the companies called upon to intervene after the formation of the inter-company college are obliged to…

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