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Showing 23112320 of 69677 articles for Art. s. 1845 to 1870-1 · decree 78-704 of 3 July 1978 · C. civ. Art. 1105

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Barthélemy

Article L712-3

For the application to Saint-Barthélemy of the legal acts of the European Union mentioned in article L. 712-1: 1° References to the European Union and the Member States are replaced by references to F…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Calculation methods for creative documentaries

Article 311-47

The weighted duration of audiovisual works belonging to the creative documentary genre is equal to the product of the duration of the work and a coefficient set, subject to the provisions of B of II o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Meters

Article 314

Ministerial decrees determine the date and procedures for affixing meters approved by the administration (1) to distillation equipment used by professional distillers, by bouilleurs de cru or on their…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article D621-37-1-2

I.-The decision to suspend and, where applicable, to lay off a director with immediate effect referred to in article L. 1332-3 of the Labour Code, taken pursuant to article L. 631-13-8, shall be notif…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Documents provided to the labour inspector.

Article L3171-3

The employer shall make available to the labour inspection officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 the documents required to record the working time completed by each employee. The nature of the docu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to the spa industry

Article R1322-38

The reuse of recycled natural mineral water in a spa establishment for therapeutic purposes is prohibited, except in communal baths.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-34-3

Those responsible for the automated processing extract and record on sealed media the contents of the ballot box, the electoral rolls and the current reports managed by the servers. These operations a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibition on entering or being in the vicinity of a venue where a sporting event is taking place

Article R332-3

When the decision to impose the additional penalty provided for in article L. 332-11, which is not final but has been provisionally enforced, is overturned by the Court of Appeal, when the person conv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-71

Any request to make information available shall be the subject of a report by the judicial police officer indicating the recipient of the request and the nature of the information requested. In the ca…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-69

The applications referred to in Article R. 15-33-67 addressed to bodies or legal entities falling within one of the categories referred to in Article R. 15-33-68 shall be subject to a procedure laid d…

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