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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: International cooperation and information exchange

Article D783-26

…rticlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 632-1-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 632-1No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 632-4no. 2008-1480 of 30 December 2008D. 632-5No. 2010-1715 of 29 Decembe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-157

Notwithstanding decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 relating to health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service, the provisions of Title II of Book VI of Part IV of the regulatory p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-14

…ceedings, a report shall be drawn up of the formalities completed pursuant to articles 495-8 to 495-13. Where the person has not accepted the proposed sentence or sentences, or where the president of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L623-8

…consumers apply directly to the trader or via the association or person mentioned in article L. 623-13.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-33

…shment attached to their pharmacy by virtue of an authorisation to open obtained before the date of 13 February 1998 may continue to operate the said establishment at the same time as their pharmacy a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-2

…the documents and records establishing compliance with the obligations mentioned in article L. 6323-13. Failing this, the employer shall not be deemed to have fulfilled the obligations incumbent upon…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Groups of economic operators and subcontractors

Article L2341-7

The provisions of articles L. 2141-13 and L. 2141-14 apply.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-69

…isclosure results from a characterised abuse with regard to it within the meaning of Article L. 611-13, first paragraph (2nd indent, a), it may indicate this in its observations and briefly give its r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Safeguard measures relating to insurance undertakings

Article R335-2

…margin in excess of the minimum margin requirement referred to in Article R. 334-5, Article R. 334-13 or Article R. 334-19, as the case may be. However, the total level of solvency margin required ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-20

I. - The new communes mentioned in article L. 2113-1 benefit from the flat-rate allocation provided for in articles L. 2334-7 to L. 2334-12.II. - In the first year of the creation of the new commune,…

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