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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3a: Investigation assistants

Article R15-17-5

…ice agent, where the latter is competent, carry out the acts and procedures provided for in Article 21-3. They may draw up a report of these acts and procedures, in which their name, capacity and the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of security interests

Article R24-7

…ms collected as security to the revenue agent under the conditions defined in articles R. 19 and R. 21. Depending on the initial decision that led to the creation of the security, it is indicated that…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-22

…er this article are eligible for the continuing education obligation provided for by article R. 822-21.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-18

…based on the reference framework for territorial sustainable development projects and local Agenda 21s mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 254 of Law no. 2010-788 of 12 July 2010 on the nati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4-3

…revious paragraph, the rights of erasure and objection provided for respectively in Articles 17 and 21 of the same Regulation do not apply to this processing.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-201

…h the exception of procedures covered by the activities mentioned in 8°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 13° and 21° of the same article. This activity requires an environment adapted to the complexity and level o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-16

…ollection, for bio-waste handed over to the local public service, in accordance with Article L. 541-21-1 of the Environment Code.The municipal service and, where applicable, duly authorised persons ma…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-13

Without prejudice to the information obligations set out in articles L. 221-5 and L. 222-5 applicable to distance sellers of products and services, any person carrying out the activity mentioned in th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Introduction of a foreign worker.

Article L5221-2-1

By way of derogation from article L. 5221-2, the following are not subject to the condition laid down in 2° of the same article L. 5221-2: 1° Foreign nationals who enter France in order to work for a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-5

…ncil has found that a law promulgated after the entry into force of the Organic Law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 referred to above has been passed on matters falling within the jurisdiction of the…

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