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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-11

…ered within six months of the decision to close the case, the settlement reached pursuant toarticle 350 or the decision by which the last court seised has exhausted its jurisdiction, if the decision n…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-3

I.-The technical provisions mentioned in 2°, 2° bis and 4° of article R. 331-6 are constituted within the universal guarantee fund for rental risks. These provisions must be sufficient to ensure full…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-3

…d medico-social establishments and services mentioned in 2°, a of 5° and 12° of the I of article L. 312-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles (Social Action and Family Code) for young peop…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6314-3

…ble in the following matters: 1° Taxes, duties and fees under the conditions set out in Article LO 6314-4; land registry; 2° Road traffic and road transport; maritime services of territorial interest;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article R15-35

…e judicial court; 2° A copy of the articles of association and, if applicable, the internal rules ; 3° A list of the association's establishments with an indication of their registered offices; 4° A s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-3

All the partners are managers, unless otherwise stipulated in the Articles of Association, which may appoint one or more managers, whether partners or not, or provide for their appointment by a subseq…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-32

The termination of the employment contract terminates the term of office of the director elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1.Directors elected by the employees or app…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L121-3

Subject to the approval referred to in article L. 121-4, sports associations that promote and organise physical and sports activities for disabled people may receive assistance from the public authori…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Monitoring and penalties

Article L1333-32

…electromagnetic fields to check compliance with the limit values set, pursuant to 12° of article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code, in order to protect the population exposed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L1441-3

…e health project is territorial. The health democracy territories provided for in 1° ofarticle L. 1434-9 may cover the territory of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, or be smaller or larger than it. They are…

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