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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D49-85

…g, is given a notice to appear before this magistrate within a period that may not exceed thirty days. If the convicted person is not present at the hearing, the summons is sent to him/her as soon as…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cafés, public houses and pubs

Article D312-8

…cation decision if, following an adversarial procedure initiated by the body referred to in Article L. 141-2 following a complaint, the operator fails to establish compliance with the classification t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-88

…and 31 December of each financial year, at the end of the three-year period referred to in article L. 214-43. The management company of the undertaking for collective investment in real estate immedi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Coverage of professionalisation contracts

Article D6332-85

…rs the cost of professionalisation contracts under the financial section mentioned in 1° of article L. 6332-3 at the level set by the branches or, in the absence of an agreement, by a collective agree…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-88

…pean Economic Area who is qualified to carry out all or some of the activities mentioned in article L. 212-1 in accordance with the conditions mentioned in article R. 212-90 and who wishes to establis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-8

…ployers and their associations, and the associations of employees or employers mentioned in article L. 2135-1 whose resources within the meaning of article D. 2135-9 are less than 230,000 euros at the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-8

…ntract includes an express possibility of price revision, within the limits provided for in article L. 211-12, it shall mention the precise methods of calculation, both upwards and downwards, of price…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: The youth passbook.

Article R221-81

When, pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 221-26, the competent administrative authority intends to penalise an infringement of the rules laid down by this article by forfeiting the interes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-8

…ject. The same applies to the independent mediators provided for in the fourth paragraph of article L. 1142-5. Allowances are paid to other members or their alternates when their participation in Comm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information on substances and mixtures

Article R1341-8

The body mentioned in Article L. 4411-4 of the Labour Code, the bodies responsible for toxicovigilance, the body responsible for managing the information system mentioned in Article R. 1340-6, the Age…

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