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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Installation

Article D1442-14

…on concerned, which follows the publication of the appointment order referred to in article L. 1441-26 or the taking of the oath. Within eight days of the installation of an employee as a labour court…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Fire and rescue service administrative board and fire and rescue service administrative and technical committee (R)

Article R1424-2

…cordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 1424-24-1 and of article L. 1424-26 ; b) The weighting of the votes allocated to each mayor and to each president of a public establi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1413-2

…ether French or foreign; 4° Set up a central purchasing body, governed by the provisions of article 26 of order no. 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 relating to public contracts, when this proves to be the mo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-170

…medicinal product or product, in accordance with the procedure laid down in 1° of Articles R. 5121-26 and R. 5121-28 and in Article R. 5121-97 is required to submit a periodic safety update report: 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2573-44

…°" and the dates: "1997" and: "1st January 1996" respectively by the dates: "2009" and "1st January 2008".VI. - For the application of article L. 2331-10:1° The references: "to 1° and 2° of" are repla…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-29

…231-26 : 1° Classification, labels and aid, as well as, where applic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

The categories of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-21

…icles L. 236-8 to L. 236-17 or a demerger subject to the provisions of articles L. 236-20 to L. 236-26, or if it is made to a company wholly owned by the seller, any contribution of goodwill made to a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-5-2

…onetary and Financial Code, in accordance with one of the procedures provided for in Article L. 612-26 of the same code has not been acted upon within two weeks of the request, or where the Authority…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D113-1

…re in New York on 1 March 1980; 4° The Convention on the Rights of the Child, signed in New York on 26 January 1990; 5° The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (together with an Opti…

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