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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-123

…ntion or the exercise of rights by a person remanded in custody pursuant to Articles 145-4 to 145-4-2 and 148-5 of this code and articles L. 341-1 to L. 341-5, L. 341-7, L. 341-8 and L. 345-1 to L. 34…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-12

…g shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat: 1° Where necessary, the professional rules ; 2° The composition and operation of the commission referred to in article L. 4362-3 and the conditio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1251-1

…he declaration for the purposes of safeguarding justice mentioned in the first paragraph of article 1251 or of the decision of the guardianship judge provided for in article 1249 : 1° The judicial aut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-12

…ps apply to the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector, with the exception of articles L. 6222-5, L. 6222-13, L. 6222-16, L. 6222-31, L. 6222-39, L. 6223-1, L. 6224-1, L. 6225-1 to L. 6225-3-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Implementing provisions

Article R4313-12

…stry and consumer affairs lay down : 1° The content of the declaration of conformity for machinery; 2° The model of the declaration of conformity for personal protective equipment; 3° The content of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-12

…data provided for in article L. 1334-1 and in particular the way in which anonymity is protected ; 2° The procedures for determining the risk of exposure to lead and the conditions to be met by the w…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: Residence permits for study purposes

Article R422-12

…permit bearing the words "seeking employment or setting up a business" provided for in articles L. 422-10 or L. 422-14 is notified to the foreign national in writing as soon as possible and at the lat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities

Article R1432-125

…tion and debate. It deals with the issues mentioned in the fourth paragraph of III of article L. 1432-11.Subject to the powers vested in the ministerial social administration committees attached to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Allocation to an employee savings plan.

Article L3324-12

…employee, and where applicable the beneficiary referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 3323-6 and in the third paragraph of Article L. 3324-2, does not request the payment of all or part of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Availability of beneficiaries' rights

Article R3313-12

…This information relates in particular to : 1° The sums allocated under the profit-sharing scheme; 2° The amount that the beneficiary may request to be paid out; 3° The time limit within which the be…

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