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Showing 27212730 of 30077 articles for Art. 14 May 2013

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Drawing up the list

Article R2-8

…al secrecy under the conditions and under the penalties provided for by the articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Penal Code. They may not communicate to third parties any information relating to the situ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-13

…the court or by a chamber president appointed under the conditions laid down in the articles R. 722-14 and R. 722-16. The president of the commercial court may always preside over a chamber when he co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3a: Continuing vocational training

Article R321-31-3

The Conseil des maisons de vente may receive, by virtue of agreements, sums from payments made by operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction under article 14 of the aforementioned law…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-16

On the occasion of an international sports event, the French Anti-Doping Agency may: 1° At the request of the international sports organisation responsible for the event, carry out tests at the event…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-6

…ng the necessary competence to examine the project, under the conditions set out in article L. 1123-14. It may only request one opinion per research project. In the event of an unfavourable opinion fr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal dissemination of inventions

Article L612-23

…any administrative authority, a documentary notice citing the elements of the state of the art that may be taken into consideration to assess, within the meaning of the articles L. 611-11 and L. 611-1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions in the absence of a court-appointed administrator.

Article L627-2

…ent contracts and to request the termination of the lease pursuant to articles L. 622-13 and L. 622-14. In the event of disagreement, any interested party may refer the matter to the juge-commissaire.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Actions against the Office.

Article R3122-19

…tered letter with acknowledgement of receipt in articles R. 3122-8, R. 3122-11, R. 3122-13, R. 3122-14, R. 3122-16 and R. 3122-18 may also be made by any other method of written notification, in retur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-17

The collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may, with the agreement of the authorities of the Republic, be an associate member of the regional bodies mentioned in article LO 6461-14 or observer with…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R421-15

…earcher passport" or "talent-researcher passport-mobility programme" provided for in article L. 421-14 may not be withdrawn on the grounds that the foreign national has been deprived of employment thr…

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