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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Working hours

Article R6222-24

The exemption from the ban on night work for apprentices, provided for in article L. 6222-26, is granted by the Labour Inspector for a maximum period of one year, renewable. The Labour Inspector will…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-20

…to be placed in a partial activity position and requests for compensation pursuant to articles R. 5122-2 and R. 5122-5. The purpose of the automated processing is 1° The management, control and monito…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and obligations of jobseekers

Article R5524-2

…he beneficiary is married under the local law civil status regime, as it existed prior to Order no. 2010-590 of 3 June 2010 on provisions relating to the local law civil status applicable in Mayotte a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-23

…on which a trademark is deemed to be registered, in particular for the application of articles L. 712-4 and L. 714-5, is: 1° For French trademarks, that of the Bulletin officiel de la propriété indust…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 261 G

Theatrical performances of a pornographic nature indicated in 2° of Article 279 bis may under no circumstances benefit from the exemptions from value added tax provided for by the legislative provisio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-22

…roceedings relating to offences committed in whole or in part within the territory of the Republic; 2° If the confiscation order is based on criminal proceedings relating to offences which were commit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Commercial leases.

Article R145-25

…price fixing made, as the case may be, pursuant to Article L. 145-11 or pursuant to article R. 145-20; 2° Indication of other claims; 3° Explanations of law and fact capable of justifying the claims…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article R642-20

In the case provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 642-12, the assignee must inform the liquidator in advance of any planned disposal of an asset. He must also inform the court if the dispo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of financial penalties imposed by foreign authorities

Article D48-22

…uced, if it is drawn up incompletely or if it clearly does not correspond to the pecuniary penalty; 2° If the pecuniary penalty is less than 70 euros or an equivalent amount; 3° If the pecuniary penal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bakers and bakery signs

Article L132-27

If the provisions of articles L. 122-17 and L. 122-18 is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in a manner proportionate to the benefits derived from the offe…

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