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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The European Small Claims Procedure.

Article 1391

…d for in Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European Small Claims Procedure shall be exercised in accordance with th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55-5

…composition pénale includes the completion of a training period, the provisions of articles R. 131-11-1 and R. 131-35 to R. 131-45 of the Penal Code are applicable. The same applies when the measure…

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

Article R1251-18

The guarantee undertaking provided for in article R. 1251-11 may only be given by an approved collective guarantee body, an insurance company, a bank or a financial institution authorised to give guar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments authorised to retrieve tissues for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1242-2

…conditions as those laid down in article R. 1233-2 and articles R. 1233-4 to R. 1233-6 and R. 1233-11.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-12

Participation in the work of the jury provided for in article D. 2223-55-11 gives rise to the payment, by the training body, of remuneration, equivalent to that received by public employees who partic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article D547-3

…res in cooperative societies constituted in the form of a public limited company covered by article 11 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R3352-2

…a 5th class fine. A repeat offence under this article is punishable in accordance with article 132-11 of the Criminal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-3

…able by a fine of the fifth class. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of operating accounts

Article D251-4

…ine producer has three months from receipt of the draft audit report provided for in article L. 251-11 to submit its written observations to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Firm prices

Article R2112-12

…lments, the price of each instalment may be discounted under the conditions set out in articles R. 2112-10 and R. 2112-11. This discounting is carried out on the basis of the economic conditions obser…

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