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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to the procedure for immediate collection by enforcement officers

Article A37-27-3

The five sheets of each of the booklets of counterfoil receipts for collection meet the following characteristics. The front and back of sheet no. 1 of the bundle include a reminder of the legislative…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable to self-employed workers.

Article L4535-1

Self-employed workers, as well as employers when they are directly involved in an activity on a building or civil engineering site, implement, with regard to other persons working on the site as well…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-12

The insurance of the legal entity covers the civil liability of a director, partner or employee of a sworn goods broker, legal entity, meeting the conditions set out in Articles 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R1132-5-1

The genetic counsellor may, in the cases defined by the organisational protocol provided for in Article R. 1132-5-2: 1° Prescribe the medical biology examinations mentioned in Article R. 1131-2 and in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 bis D

In accordance with the provisions of articles L. 5122-2, L. 5123-2 and L. 5123-5, of article L. 5422-10, the first and second paragraphs of article L. 5428-1 and of article L. 3232-6 of the Labour Cod…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Shareholdings in companies

Article L2253-6

A decree in the Council of State determines the conditions for applying the provisions of articles L. 2253-2 à L. 2253-5.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-29

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 of the Council of the European Communities of 21 June 1989, as amended,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

Article L613-2

Decisions relating to the refusal and end of the period of voluntary departure provided for in Articles L. 612-2 and L. 612-5 and decisions relating to the prohibition of return and the extension of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-36

The decisions provided for in sections 2 to 5 of this chapter may, within ten days of their notification, be appealed to the President of the Investigating Chamber or the President of the Penal Enforc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-60

The services listed in numbers 2 to 5 of Table 5 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 5 of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 2 European Certifi…

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