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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Maintenance file

Article R4211-3

…includes, in addition to the notices and technical files provided for in articles R. 4212-7, R. 4213-4 and R. 4215-2, the measures taken: 1° For cleaning glazed surfaces on elevations and roofs in ap…

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

Article D4425-32

…account: 1° Tables summarising the status of borrowings and debts; 2° Presentation of provisions; > 3° Presentation of the methods used to calculate provisions 3° Presentation of the methods used for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B. - Associations

Article R121-3

…ssociation that has entered into the agreement provided for in the third paragraph of Article R. 15-37 :1° For verification of the material, family or social situation of a person under investigation,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article D5842-3

I. - Articles R. 5211-3 to D. 5211-5-2 are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2021-258 of 9 March 2021 subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V.II. - F…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-3

…ose is the practice of one or more of their disciplines and which they authorise to issue licences; 3° Organisations whose purpose is not the practice of one or more of their disciplines but which con…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: The department.

Article L132-3

…appropriate, economic development committees ; 2° Tourist offices and tourist information centres; 3° The tourism, spa and leisure professions; 4° Tourism and leisure associations; 5° Tourist municip…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Performance of the concession contract by third parties

Article L3134-3

…mentioned in Chapter I of Title II of Book I of Part Two of the Transport Code covered by Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Referral procedure of the labour inspector.

Article L3132-31

…es to put an end to the unlawful employment of employees in breach of the provisions of articles L. 3132-3 and L. 3132-13 in retail establishments and establishments providing services to consumers. I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-3

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and 30,000 euros:1° Soliciting orders for veterinary medicinal products from the public or fulfilling orders for veterinary medicinal products fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article D4163-31

…e data declared by the employer for the previous year on the declaration provided for inarticle L. 133-5-3 of the Social Security Code. By 30 June at the latest, the local managing body in whose distr…

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