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Showing 20112020 of 48377 articles for Art. 1873-6 al. 2

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-6

…rd pursuant to article R. 343-6 is deducted from the distributable profit referred to in article L. 232-11 of the French Commercial Code. It is also deducted from the profit defined in the second para…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-32

…with the forms provided for in articles 148-6 and 148-7. The provisions of articles 696-19 and 696-20 shall then apply..

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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 696-120

…ecutor and after, where appropriate, an adversarial hearing organised in accordance with Articles 142-6 and 142-7.

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L430-6

…saction by the Competition Authority is that provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 463-2 and to articles L. 463-4, L. 463-6 and L. 463-7. However, the parties who made the notification an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-6

…icines classified as narcotics on prescription or on order for professional use: 1° From a doctor ; 2° a dental surgeon, for dental purposes; or 3° A midwife, within the limits of the list mentioned i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Criteria for ordering redundancies.

Article L1233-6

The criteria set out in the collective bargaining agreement or, failing that, in the employer's decision, cannot establish a priority for dismissal solely on the basis of the lifetime benefits enjoyed…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of technical specifications

Article R2111-6

Except in duly justified cases, the technical specifications shall be drawn up in such a way as to take account of accessibility criteria for people with disabilities or functionality criteria for all…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5212-6

The trade union committee is set up in accordance with the rules laid down in articles L. 5211-7, L. 5211-8 and, unless otherwise provided for in the founding decision, in article L. 5212-7.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employment certificate

Article D1234-6

…g information: 1° The date on which the employee entered the company and the date on which he left; 2° The nature of the job or jobs successively held and the periods during which these jobs were held…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article D2122-6

The wearing of the official mayors' badge in the national colours, the use of which is optional, is reserved for mayors in the exercise of their duties and does not dispense with the wearing of the sc…

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