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Showing 51515160 of 31982 articles for Art. 10 May 2017

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 848

…contre les discriminations; 2° L'action ouverte sur le fondement des articles L. 1134-6 to L. 1134-10 of the Labour Code; 3° The action brought on the basis of

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article 739

…ially competent sentence enforcement judge in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 712-10.During the probation period, the sentenced person must comply with all the supervision measures p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Undeclared periods of activity

Article L5426-1-1

…cle is an obstacle to the opening or to the topping up of insurance allowance rights, the jobseeker may refer the matter to the Pôle emploi joint body referred to in Article L. 5312-10.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-13

An assistant pharmacist working exclusively in a pharmacy operated by a société d'exercice libéral may hold, directly or through a société de participations financières de profession libérale that he…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-2

…ue of article L. 6124-1; 3° (Repealed) 4° Appeals to the Minister in application of article L. 6122-10-1 ; 5° Draft decrees creating national public health establishments. The Health Section may also…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Early repayment

Article L313-47

The borrower may always, on his own initiative, repay in advance, in part or in full, the loans governed by sections 1 to 5 of this chapter. The loan agreement may prohibit repayments equal to or less…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-7

I.-The Autorité des marchés financiers may suspend the marketing or sale of financial instruments, units mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4381-34

The following may be contributed to a société civile professionnelle d'infirmiers ou d'infirmières ou de masseurs-kinésithérapeutes, in property or in enjoyment 1° All intangible rights, whether movab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-6

In accordance with the procedures set out in articles D. 6121-7 to D. 6121-10, the contract sets quantitative targets for authorised care activities and heavy equipment, as defined in articles R. 6122…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-14-1

The following shall be deleted by the managing department before expiry of the period mentioned in Article R. 53-14: 1° The data mentioned in 1° and 1° bis of I of Article

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