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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-54-1

…ive of the State in the département under the conditions set out inarticle 7 of law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on town planning and urban cohesion, to sit on the internal bodies of the citizens'…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-14

Any driver of a vehicle referred to in article L. 211-1 must, under the conditions set out in the articles of this section, be able to produce a document giving a presumption that the insurance obliga…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-39

At the expiry of the eighteen-month period provided for in Article L. 612-21, or at any time before the expiry of that period at the written request of the applicant, a notice shall be published in th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A ter

…neighbourhoods for urban policy are located within the meaning of article 5 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for the city and urban cohesion.II. - The municipal council of the m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-12

…than a portfolio management company or by a notary, in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 211-21 of the Monetary and Financial Code.The sums arising from the sale are distributed in proporti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R308

…ernment commissioner at one of the courts of the armed forces set up in accordance with law no. 82-621 of 21 July 1982, when the persons concerned request a bulletin no. 3 or a bulletin no. 1 or no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-66

I. - The provisions of articles R. 214-32-18 to R. 214-32-21, R. 214-32-29, R. 214-32-32 to R. 214-32-36, R. 214-32-38 to R. 214-32-40 and R. 214-32-42 do not apply to local investment funds.II. - The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8234-1

…onal penalty, the court may order confiscation under the terms and conditions set out inarticle 131-21 of the Criminal Code. The court may also order a ban on subcontracting labour for a period of bet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1343-1

…of sale, free distribution or possession of the substances or mixtures mentioned in article R. 1342-21.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Companies authorised to grant certain guarantees

Article R518-65

I. - The application for authorisation referred to in article L. 313-21-1 is submitted to the secretariat of the Committee. A receipt will be issued as soon as all the documents required to examine th…

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