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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4227-5

…the number and width of which are as follows: WORKFORCENUMBERof exitsWIDTHtotal cumulatedLess than 20 people10,80 m20 to 100 people11,50 m101 to 300 people22 m301 to 500 people22,5 m Over the first f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The undertaking given by the insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings

Article R692-7

…dings shall notify the undertaking he proposes to give pursuant to Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 to the debtor's known local creditors who have an establishment on national…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-39

…ies have a period of thirty months to exhibit the works in cinemas. This period runs from:1° 19 May 2021 for aid granted between 1 March 2020 and 19 May 2021;2° the date of notification of the decisio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 26: Fibres and textile products

Article R412-42

…forcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 the provisions of Articles 2 to 5, 7 to 17, 19, 20 and 26 as well as Annexes I to IX to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-21

I.-Natural persons guilty of the offence referred to in article L. 1126-20 shall also be liable to the following penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Other guarantees

Article R2391-27

…ntee, where a period is granted to the contractor under the conditions laid down in article R. 2391-20-2 to repay to the purchaser 80% of the amount of any credit balance appearing in the purchaser's…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-19

…st paragraph of article 93, II of article 94 and articles 97 to 99 of the above-mentioned decree of 20 November 2020.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Remuneration.

Article R6152-24

…f articles L. 6152-4, L. 6154-4 and R. 6152-30 as well as those ofarticle 9 of decree no. 91-966 of 20 September 1991 relating to associated staff in hospital and university centres in the medical and…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 485-1

…sons must also cover the choice of sentence with regard to the provisions of articles 132-1 and 132-20 of the Penal Code, except in the case of a mandatory sentence or confiscation of the proceeds or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-28

…ticle L. 224-2. Payments are made in cash. The provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 224-20 apply to these payments. It must also be able to receive the sums from the payments mentioned in…

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