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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L133-28

…aware of this when he places his payment order; 4° II and III of Article L. 133-15, Article L. 133-17, III of Article L. 133-19 and Article L. 133-20 may not apply to instruments mentioned in I for w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-24-1

…V. - When a councillor deputises for the mayor under the conditions provided for in article L. 2122-17, he/she may receive, for the duration of the deputy's term of office and after deliberation by th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-7

…the exception of data collected in the shared medical file in application of IV of article L. 1111-17 of the Public Health Code, may be notified to the physician whom the employer appoints for this p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Establishment of electoral rolls

Article R4031-29

…judicial court must be made in the manner set out in the first and second paragraphs of article R. 17 of the Electoral Code. The court will give its final ruling within ten days of the matter being r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Appeal by the Public Prosecutor at the Cour de cassation

Article 639-1

The appeal provided for in Article 17 of Law no. 67-523 of 3 July 1967 is brought against a decision that has acquired the force of res judicata.It is lodged from the day on which the decision is no l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-26

…Article L. 626-6 is applicable. The preferential right provided for in 2° of III of Article L. 622-17 benefits the cash contributions of persons who have undertaken to make them for the implementatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R623-51

…lder of an exclusive exploitation right or by the holder of a licence granted under Articles L. 623-17 or L. 623-20, the applicant must justify that the conditions of l'article L. 623-25 sont remplies…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-15

…ree movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC and Articles 56 and 110 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés. II.The rights of infor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-18

…le for the economy shall specify the conditions for the application of articles L. 511-15 to L. 511-17. In particular, he shall set the terms and conditions under which : 1. Decisions to withdraw auth…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: NATIONAL BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR GROUPINGS

Article L1831-2

…ptations provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1221-1 Law no. 2021-771 of 17 June 2021 ratifying ordinances no. 2021-45 of 20 January 2021 and no. 2021-71 of 27 January 2021…

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