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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Maintenance of benefits

Article R5141-28

The State aid provided for in article L. 5141-3 is granted for a period of one year from the date on which a business is set up or taken over.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from the list of jobseekers

Article R5412-4

Withdrawal of entitlement to replacement income for one of the reasons listed in article R. 5426-3 results in the person concerned being removed from the list of jobseekers.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4341-17

…sentative, as Chairman ;2° The Director General of the Regional Health Agency or his representative;3° The academic regional rector or his representative;4° A doctor ;5° Two salaried speech and langua…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 381

The correctional court hears misdemeanours.Misdemeanours are offences punishable by law by imprisonment or a fine of at least €3,750..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Mortuary rooms (R).

Article R2223-95

…ut with the agreement of the head of the establishment, under the conditions provided for in 2° and 3° of article R. 2213-8-1 and in article R. 2213-9. When the transfer referred to in the previous pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties

Article R6114-9

If the contract holder is found to be in serious breach of its contractual obligations, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will send it a reasoned formal notice to take the necessary c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4371-6

…sentative, as Chairman ;2° The Director General of the Regional Health Agency or his representative;3° The academic regional rector or his representative;4° A doctor with qualifications in nutrition;5…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-37

…French law; 2° If the property to which it relates is not liable to confiscation under French law; 3° If the foreign decision was handed down under conditions that do not offer sufficient guarantees…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article L2314-3

…ee, to the committee meetings referred to in the first and second paragraphs of article L. 2315-27 ;3° At committee meetings following an accident at work resulting in at least eight days off work or…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the contracting authorities

Article R2184-3

…uthority has not allocated the contract, if it has not indicated them in the consultation documents;3° The reasons why a minimum annual turnover in excess of the ceiling set in articles R. 2142-6 to R…

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