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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-20

…umber in the national register for the identification of physical persons; 3° Their benefit number; 4° The date on which they were hired.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-19

Fees recalled in the cases mentioned in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-172

…accounts of the companies involved were closed in order to establish the terms of the transaction; 4° The exchange parities and the method of calculation; 5° The date of the merger; 6° Approval of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities

Article D5211-2

In application of Article L. 5211-4, the ordinary training bodies, those specially designed to compensate for the consequences of disability or to repair the harm done and the players mentioned in Art…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Persons responsible for the amicable recovery of debts

Article R124-4

…f the costs that remain payable by the creditor pursuant to the third paragraph of article L. 111-8;4° An indication that you are required to pay the sum due and the terms and conditions for payment o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-3

For the application of Chapter IV of Title I of Book VI, the evaluation of expenditure incurred by the State in the exercise of competences transferred to the Department and communes of Mayotte and th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-2

…res and organisation of emergency resources; 3° Protection of people, property and the environment; 4° Emergency assistance to victims of accidents, disasters or catastrophes and their evacuation.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption judgment

Article 353-2

Third-party proceedings against the adoption judgment are admissible only in the event of fraud or deceit attributable to the adopters or to the spouse, partner bound by a civil solidarity pact or coh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-25

…t public prosecutor, for the purposes of the supervision he or she exercises under article 230-23 ; 4° The magistrate mentioned in article 230-24.The authorisation mentioned in 1° of this article spec…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: State mountain sports teaching, supervision and training diplomas

Article D212-67

…s specialising in training; 3° The State diploma for national Nordic cross-country ski instructors; 4° The State diploma for national Nordic cross-country ski instructors specialising in training; 5°…

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