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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-16

The agreement referred to in article L. 3133-11 or the employer's decision referred to in article L. 3133-12 may not designate either the first or second day of Christmas or, regardless of the presenc…

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

Article D547-3

The activity of providers of participative financing services referred to in article L. 547-4 relates exclusively to offers of shares in cooperative societies constituted in the form of a public limit…

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

Article D251-4

The distributor or, in the case provided for in article L. 251-10, the line producer has three months from receipt of the draft audit report provided for in article L. 251-11 to submit its written obs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Renewal.

Article R145-1

A lessor who has not made known the amount of rent he is proposing under the conditions of article L. 145-11 may request a change in the lease price at a later date, by bailiff's deed, by registered l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Model agency licence.

Article L7123-13

The provisions relating to unlawful lending of labour set out in Article L. 8241-1 do not apply to the activity of operating a modelling agency when this is carried out by a person carrying out the ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7c: Authorisations for use issued by the Minister for Defence

Article R5121-76-12

On receipt of the opinion of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé or on expiry of the period provided for in II of Article R. 5121-76-11, the Minister for Defence ma…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-40

When it intends to oppose one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 4°, 7°, 10° and 11° of Article 728-32 or in 1° of Article 728-33, the public prosecutor shall inform the competent author…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article L443-1

Articles L. 412-2, L. 422-3, L. 422-4 and L. 422-11 are applicable to Mayotte, subject to the conditions set out below. For the application of article L. 422-3,article L. 2333-34 of the General Local…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 9: Organisation of training leading to qualifications in physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article A212-175-12

For training courses corresponding to one or more specific environments, the authorisation provided for in articles R. 212-32, R. 212-48, R. 212-64 and R. 212-69-2 cannot be issued to establishments t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article L2343-3

…ast once a year, the European Works Council is consulted at a meeting on a report relating to 5° to 11° of article L. 2343-2. The consultation is carried out in such a way as to enable the employee re…

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