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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-5

The authorisations provided for in I of Article 15-4 are issued to customs officers authorised to carry out judicial investigations pursuant to article 28-1 by the magistrate delegated to the judicial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: College of employees

Article R1441-5

The seats are allocated in proportion to the votes obtained in application of articles R. 1441-3 and R. 1441-4 according to the rule of the highest average between trade union organisations within eac…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-19-1

The Judgement Bureau may appoint one or two reporting advisors to the panel, who shall have the powers referred to in Article R. 1454-4. It may order any measures necessary to preserve the evidence or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions

Article R3246-2

Failure to comply with the provisions relating to pay slips in articles L. 3243-1, L. 3243-2 and L. 3243-4 and articles R. 3243-1 to D. 3243-8 is punishable by a third-class fine.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-5

At the end of the period referred to in Article 4 of the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 précité, transfers of State taxes represent at least half of the resources allocated by the State to all local au…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-1

Investment services providers, other than portfolio management companies, authorised in France, intermediaries authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for clearing, administ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L114-1

The resources of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée include in particular: 1° Resources derived from taxes, levies and other products that it collects or that are allocated to it in ap…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Contracting entities

Article L1212-1

Contracting entities are: 1° Contracting authorities that carry out one of the activities of network operator defined in articles L. 1212-3 and L. 1212-4 ; 2° Where they are not contracting authoritie…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L717-5

An application for a European Union trade mark or a European Union trade mark may only be converted into an application for a national trade mark in the cases provided for in Article 139 of Regulation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2445-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions of Title I of Book II of this Part shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° Chapter I ;2° The first paragr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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