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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-31

…if the amount of damage caused to the European Union is likely to be at least equal to EUR 10 000: 1° Offences of fraud provided for in Section 1 of Chapter III of Title I of Book III of the Criminal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-1

The establishment mentioned in article L. 5315-1 is placed under the joint supervision of the ministers responsible for employment, vocational training and the budget.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-12

Each centre consists of : 1° A team of practitioners comprising at least : a) A doctor practising on the site mentioned in 1° of article R. 2131-11, holding a diploma of specialised studies in gynaeco…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D131-2-1

…the identity of the persons referred to in article D. 131-2 to government departments in order to: 1° Enable these departments to check that these persons are complying with their good repute obligat…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules.

Article 113

…icle 292 of the General Tax Code; c) Where applicable, the validity of the identifiers mentioned in 1° of 3 of article 293 A of the same code has not been verified.2. Goods brought into customs office…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-26-3

The exercise of a lucrative private activity outside the establishment under the conditions defined by article L. 6152-4 and by article L. 6152-5-1 must not jeopardise the smooth running of the servic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-1

The services listed in Table 1 of Article Annexe 4-7 give rise to the collection of fees set in accordance with the respective provisions of sub-sections 1 and 2 of this section.Discounts on proportio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5842-1

The articles L. 5210-1 and L. 5210-2 are applicable in French Polynesia.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-1-2

The competent control officers pursuant to Article L. 8271-1 are :1° The labour inspection officers mentioned in Article L. 8112-1;2° Officers and agents of the judicial police ;3° Tax and customs off…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The electorate

Article R7343-1

The vote is open to the employees mentioned in article L. 7341-1 and registered on the electoral list provided for in article L. 7343-8.

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