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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules for taking leave and going part-time

Article L3142-119

In the absence of an agreement referred to in Article L. 3142-117, the following provisions apply: 1° The maximum duration of the leave or period of part-time work is one year. It may be extended by a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Arrangements for repayment of the advance

Article R2191-11

Repayment of the advance is deducted from the sums due to the contractor, at a rate and in accordance with the procedures laid down in the terms of the contract, by deduction from the sums due by way…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-11

Administrative detention facilities must have the following facilities:1° Non-mixed group rooms, accommodating a maximum of six people;2° Sanitary facilities with free access including washbasins, sho…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-1

Applications relating to the operation of matrimonial property regimes and indivisions between persons bound by a civil solidarity pact or between cohabitees, as well as those relating to the liquidat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application and attachments

Article R4126-11

Complaints and pleadings must, on pain of inadmissibility, be accompanied by copies in a number equal to that of the parties plus two. Where the parties attach documents in support of their claims and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture and sale of beverages.

Article L3322-11

The following are determined by decrees of the Conseil d'Etat, after consulting the Agence nationale chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail and the Académ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2311-11

A. - The financing requirement or surplus of the investment section recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected by the outstanding commitments. The outturn ba…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3661-11

I.-The financing requirement or surplus of the investment section recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected for outstanding commitments. The outturn balance…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-11

The purchaser may, without prior advertising or competitive tendering, award additional service or works contracts consisting of services not included in the contract initially concluded but which hav…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article R233-11

European Union citizens mentioned in 1° of article L. 233-1 who have established their habitual residence in France for less than five years are issued, at their request, with a residence permit beari…

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