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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Guaranteed representation of funds, professional civil liability, remuneration and continuing professional training.

Article R814-18

…hest number of votes in each college are elected. Complaints are referred to the Paris Court of Appeal. Members of the fund may be re-elected only once. Subject to the provisions of this article, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter III: Regional cooperation

Article R7153-1

The regional cooperation fund established by article L. 7153-7 contributes to the integration of French Guyana into its geographical environment. It contributes to economic, social and cultural cooper…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Intervention procedures and methods, emergency procedures and hyperbaric safety manual

Article R4461-10

…the basis of the risk assessment carried out for each workstation and referred to in article R. 4461-3, the employer shall draw up a workstation notice given to each worker in order to inform him of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Intervention procedures and methods, emergency procedures and hyperbaric safety manual

Article R4461-11

…he external company or the self-employed worker, in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 4511-1 et seq. He shall pass on the specific instructions applicable to the establishment in terms of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of offices in the Martinique Assembly and the Executive Council

Article R7227-1

…time required to attend and participate in the sittings and meetings referred to in article L. 7227-1, the assembly councillor or executive councillor, who is an employee, shall inform his employer in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Informing foreign nationals not authorised to work of their rights

Article R8252-1

When one of the officials mentioned in article L. 8271-7 finds that a foreign worker is employed without being in possession of a document authorising him/her to work as an employee in France, he/she…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Appeal procedures

Article 1527

…ged in accordance with the rules relating to contentious proceedings set out in Articles 900 to 930-1. The rejection of the appeal or of the action for annulment confers exequatur on the arbitral awar…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Transit.

Article 126

1. Goods permanently excluded from the transit procedure shall be designated by decree of the Council of State issued on the report of the Minister for the Economy and Finance. 2. Decrees issued by th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186

…es with the person under investigation against the orders and decisions provided for in articles 80-1-1,87,139,140,137-3,142-6,142-7,145-1,145-2,148,167, penultimate paragraph, 179, third paragraph, 1…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Provisions common to both parts of Chapter II.

Article 1527

…eement that would result in one of the spouses receiving more than the portion regulated by Article 1094-1, under the heading "Gifts inter vivos and wills", shall be ineffective in respect of the whol…

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