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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Archives

Article L1421-1

The general rules governing the archives of local authorities and groups of local authorities are laid down by the provisions of II of Article L. 212-4 and Articles L. 212-4-1 to L. 212-10 and L. 212-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-12

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine :1° The conditions under which the pre-employment declaration is made ;2° The procedures for recovery of the penalty provided for in article L. 1221-11.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-15

…ing all or part of the share capital not held by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph or in 1° and 4° of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of the libera…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and mission

Article D561-34-1

I.-The transmission of information pursuant to the provisions of I of Article L. 561-28 and Articles L. 561-29-1 and L. 561-31 shall be signed by the Director, his deputy or department staff specially…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-12

…the procedures set out in article R. 5132-1-13. The purpose of this inspection is to ensure that : 1° Carrying out the diagnosis referred to in article R. 5132-1-5 ; 2° The collection of supporting d…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R122-1

The amounts of revenue or remuneration above which a sports association is required, by virtue of article L. 122-1, to form a commercial company are set at €1,200,000 and €800,000 respectively. To det…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Use of electrical installations

Article R4535-11

Self-employed workers and employers working directly on a building or civil engineering site are subject to the provisions of Articles R. 4226-1 to R. 4226-21.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-43-1

Unless technically impossible, the following are made available: 1° To the persons mentioned in 1° of article R. 40-43 : a) The content of electronic communications intercepted on the basis of article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Central bodies

Article R6147-5-1

…ed by the chairmen and vice-chairmen of the local institutional medical commissions provided for in 1° of article R. 6147-6 and one member of each of these commissions, elected from among the permanen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 124 E

The conditions of application of articles 124 B to 124 D are set by decree (1). (1) See Annex III, art. 41 duodecies J to 41 duodecies P.

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