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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Payment services

Article R314-1

…y to the transactions they carry out.When they open a payment account mentioned in I of Article L. 314-1, the institutions mentioned in the first paragraph must provide their customers, on paper or on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Central level.

Article L8121-1

The central labour inspection authority provided for by Convention No. 81 of the International Labour Organisation of 11 July 1947 on labour inspection and Convention No. 129 of the International Labo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for the different types of guarantee

Article R1251-19

…mporary employment undertaking, of the benefit of discussion provided for in articles 2305 and 2305-1 of the Civil Code. The contract is kept available at the temporary work agency's head office for i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-10

If the noise referred to in article R. 1336-5 originates from a public or private worksite, or works involving buildings and their equipment subject to a declaration or authorisation procedure, the di…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Gas distribution and transport (R).

Article R2333-115

…nt for inter-municipal cooperation or a mixed syndicate, under the conditions set out in article L. 1321-2 of this code, the municipality, the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to civil parties

Article D594-13

…ovided or notified to the civil party pursuant to this code, must be translated pursuant to Article 10-3, if the civil party so requests: 1° Decisions to discontinue proceedings; 2° Orders to dismiss…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-11

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 111-20 of the Code de l'Entrée et du Séjour des Etrangers et du Droit d'Asile (Code on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners and the Right of Asylum), t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-11

On a proposal from the Secretary General, the plenary session of the Supervisory Board: 1° Adopt the Authority's annual budget and its amendments during the year; 2° Adopt the report on the implementa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Repeal

Article D2261-13

In accordance with Articles L. 2261-24 to L. 2261-31, the Minister responsible for Labour may, at the request of one of the representative organisations concerned or on his own initiative: 1° Repeal t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D2372-15

The members of the special negotiating body shall be kept informed of :1° The method of incorporation of the company resulting from the cross-border operation and its effects on the participating comp…

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