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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-6

…he may also request the application of the provisions of this paragraph, as well as that of article 375.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Health-related products

Article R1453-3

I.-For the agreements referred to in 1° of Article R. 1453-2, each company shall make public the following information in addition to its own identity, including its corporate name, its corporate purp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article R333-3-1

…nagement of the exploitation rights are assigned to the commercial company mentioned in articles L. 333-1 and L. 333-2-1, the following may not hold an interest in the capital of this company or votin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-3

…National Agency for Urban Renewal; 2° The Agence nationale de l'habitat (National Housing Agency); 3° Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie (Environment and energy management agenc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-3

Any person shall be liable to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros if he or she:1. Counterfeit or falsify a cheque or any other instrument referred to in article L. 133-4;2. Knowingly…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Member of the Special Negotiating Body, the European Works Council, the European Company Committee, the Committee of the European Cooperative Society or the Committee of the Company resulting from the cross-border merger

Article L2435-3

…isation procedure provided for in this Book, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 3,750 euros. Any transfer of the employment contract of an employee referred to in the first paragra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY, SAINT-MARTIN AND SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L741-3

…5 and L. 221-6, references to the livret de développement durable et solidaire; 2° Articles L. 221-13 to L. 221-17-2 rela ti ng to the livret d'épargne populaire; 3° Articles L. 221-18 to L. 221-23 re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Prohibition on issuing cheques ordered by the criminal court.

Article R131-33

When the prohibition provided for in article L. 163-6 has been imposed, the Public Prosecutor shall immediately notify the enforceable decision to the Banque de France, which shall acknowledge receipt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions.

Article L8261-3

…ork carried out for one's own account or free of charge in the form of voluntary mutual assistance; 3° Minor domestic work carried out for private individuals for their personal needs; 4° Extreme emer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Radon management in establishments open to the public

Article D1333-32

…cluding boarding schools;2° Establishments for the collective care of children under the age of six;3° Health, social and medico-social establishments with accommodation capacity from among :a) The he…

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