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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-4

The federations that have been delegated responsibility for the sporting activities mentioned in articles A. 322-42 and A. 322-64 lay down the safety rules allowing the practice of persons who cannot…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2372-3

The provisions of articles L. 2352-3 to L. 2352-8, relating to the appointment, election and status of the members of the special negotiating body in the European Company, apply to the company resulti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the use of currency.

Article D112-1

The indexation to the general price level authorised for certain products and loans by article L. 112-3 is implemented using the consumer price index for all households, excluding tobacco, published m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article D4632-8

The employment adviser acts in the workplace in order to: 1° Ensure the well-being of workers in the company and facilitate their adaptation to work; 2° Study, in particular, the problems raised by th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-33

If the judge is considering ordering the applicant's transfer pursuant to 1° of II of Article 803-8, the judge will ask the prison administration to propose, as soon as possible, one or more establish…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1391 D

It is granted on the property tax assessment on built properties relating to buildings allocated to housing belonging to low-income housing bodies referred to in article L. 411-2 of the French Constru…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article D441-2

For the application of this book in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° References to the prefect are replaced by references to the representative…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D15-1-3

The authorisation referred to in the first paragraph of Article D. 15-1-2 is issued by the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal after approval has been granted, as appropriate, by the Direct…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-2-3

The deferred committal order entails obligations for the convicted person who is not detained for another reason: 1° To respond to the summons to appear within a period that may not exceed one month b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Initial training

Article D1442-10-3

The authorisations for absence mentioned in 1° of article L. 1442-2 are granted to employees at their request as soon as they are appointed and until the end of the fifteen-month period mentioned in t…

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