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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L952-1

…es L. 225-177, L. 225-179 and L. 233-11, the words: "the date of publication of Law no. 2001-420 of 15 May 2001 on new economic regulations" are replaced by the words: "the date of publication of Orde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of tax officials responsible for certain criminal investigation missions

Article R15-33-29-9

…eneral of Public Finances and after receiving the assent of the committee referred to in Article R. 15-33-29-5.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-74

…established, a copy of this medium is placed under seal. The operations provided for in Article R. 15-33-71 and this Article may be the subject of a single report.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work

Article R1255-2

…fine. A repeat offence under this article is punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-16

…in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Ministerial Order referred to in article R. 1321-15, if the conditions for the protection of the water catchment and the operation of the facilities,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article R1453-19

…the central council concerned, and by the regional health agencies referred to in article R. 1453-15 is the subject of a report drawn up every two years and sent to the Minister for Health with a vi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Consultation of voters

Article R5211-45

The articles R. 1112-3 to R. 1112-8 and R. 1112-15 to R. 1112-17 are applicable to public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation. For their application, the text should read: "établissement pu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Capital grants (R).

Article D5212-14

…perations provided for in Article D. 5212-10 and selected by him. This rate shall be between 5% and 15% of the amount of the main grant; the total of the increased grant shall not exceed 80% of the am…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work carried out from a work plan

Article R4323-59

…ced at a height of between one metre and 1.10 m and comprising at least : a) A stop plinth of 10 to 15 cm, depending on the height chosen for the guardrails; b) A handrail; c) An intermediate rail at…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R4451-4

…of article R. 4451-1, as well as the specific procedures for applying articles R. 4451-14, R. 4451-15, R. 4451-18, R. 4451-22, R. 4451-24, R. 4451-44 and R. 4451-53 in these workplaces.

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