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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 76

Unless Article 82-1, lack of jurisdiction may be declared of its own motion in the event of a breach of a rule of jurisdiction of attribution where this rule is a matter of public policy or where the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-7

The Chairman of the Board of Directors is elected from within the Board, from among the personalities mentioned in 5° of article R. 211-4, for a term of four years, renewable once. In the event of tem…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Confiscation.

Article 430

In addition to the other penalties provided for in this Code, the following shall be confiscated 1° goods that have been or had to be substituted in the cases provided for in articles 411-2 a, 417-2 c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Parental presence leave.

Article L1225-63

The employee shall inform the employer of his wish to take parental presence leave at least fifteen days before the start of the leave.Each time the employee wishes to take half a day, a day or severa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-13

The special payment voucher is nominative. It mentions the name of the beneficiary.A decree may specify the cases in which :1° The special payment voucher is payable to a named person, in particular w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-12

…n during which the person taking part in the research may not participate in another piece of research. The length of this period varies according to the nature of the research.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as public industrial and commercial establishments

Article L133-10

Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat determine the conditions for the application of this section and its adaptation to the different categories of classified resorts, in particular : -resorts whose jurisdic…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Allocation

Article R2113-1

The purchaser shall indicate in the consultation documents whether economic operators may tender for a single lot, several lots or all the lots and, where appropriate, the maximum number of lots that…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Other policies

Article L2213-26

The mayor prescribes that the sweeping of ovens, furnaces and chimneys in houses, factories, etc., The mayor orders, if necessary, the repair or, if necessary, the demolition of ovens, furnaces and ch…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-15

In the event of intervention by the policyholders' guarantee fund under the conditions set out in article L. 423-3, companies shall, over the following three years, replenish the sums paid by the fund…

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