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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Substitution compensation.

Article L7313-17

…sion of the employer or of a group of employers, the traveller, sales representative or sales agent may, in the event of termination of the employment contract mentioned in Articles L. 7313-13 and L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers

Article R444-56

…is liable to one of the disciplinary sanctions provided for in article 16 of Order no. 2022-544 of 13 April 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Diseases transmitted by insects

Article R3114-14

…round detections and prospecting, treatment and work around places frequented by human cases, which may be entrusted to the public or private organisations mentioned in articles R. 3114-11 and R. 3114…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-66

Notarisation (numbers 13 to 15 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° A fixed fee of €56.60, in the case of notarisation after death, recording the devolution of the estate;2° A proportional f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-25

…ovisions of the Articles 696-10 and 696-11.The person claimed shall also be informed that he or she may consent to his or her extradition under the simplified procedure provided for in this Section.Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Risk Committees

Article L511-93

…ons when it monitors the implementation of this strategy by the persons mentioned in Article L. 511-13 and by the head of the risk management function. In the case of a branch of a credit institution…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-6

…alculate these provisions, to supervise this calculation in the cases referred to in article R. 351-13 and to compare the best estimates with empirical observations. It provides an opinion on the over…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-7

…es otherwise. The order sets the duration of the measures taken pursuant to articles 515-11 and 515-13 of the Civil Code. Failing this, they shall terminate at the end of a period of six months follow…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-31

Articles R. 624-13 to R. 624-16 are applicable to the receivership proceedings.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6264-5

Articles R. 2334-13 to R. 2334-18 are applicable to the local authority.

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