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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-5

…se of cheque protests, the receipt and transmission of the copy intended for the public prosecutor; 3° When the registration or cancellation of a deed or judgment transferring, constituting or declari…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions

Article R3246-1

Failure to comply with the wage payment arrangements set out in articles L. 3241-1, L. 3242-1, paragraph 3, L. 3242-3 and L. 3242-4 is punishable by a third-class fine.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Interpreters and translators

Article L141-4

The terms of application of articles L. 141-3, and in particular the conditions under which interpreter-translators are entered on and removed from the list provided for in the second paragraph of Art…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-5

Any clause in a contract whose purpose is either to exclude or limit the liability provided for in articles 1792, 1792-1 and 1792-2, or to exclude the guarantees provided for in articles 1792-3 and 17…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Territorial health councils .

Article R1434-34

…rm. The elected representatives of the college of local authorities or their groupings mentioned in 3° of article R. 1434-33 are renewed each time the assemblies to which they have been appointed are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of activity as a live performance entrepreneur

Article L7122-6

Live performance promoters other than those mentioned in articles L. 7122-3 and L. 7122-5 may engage in this activity on a temporary and occasional basis under conditions laid down by decree in the Co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-79

…oduction of audiovisual works that belong to one of the following genres: 1° Fiction; 2° Animation; 3° Creative documentary; 4° Audiovisual adaptation of a live performance. However, this aid is not g…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 211-4

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 211-2 and 3° of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The right to an interpreter during interviews between the detainee and his lawyer

Article D594-3

…de relating to police custody; 2° Prior to being heard by a magistrate or appearing before a court; 3° Prior to lodging an appeal against a court decision; 4° Prior to lodging an application for relea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Medicinal products and medical devices which midwives may prescribe

Article D4151-31

Midwives may prescribe for women, children and women's male partners and may obtain for their professional use the medicinal products listed by therapeutic class in tables I, II and III of appendix 41…

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