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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French judicial authorities of a European Investigation Order issued by another Member State

Article 694-30

…for the French authorities shall be sent, according to the distinctions provided for in the second and third paragraphs, to the public prosecutor or the investigating judge of the judicial court with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Provisions relating to the activity of subcontracting the performance of preparations

Article R5125-33-2

…ctices mentioned in article L. 5121-5. The authorisation decision mentions the pharmaceutical forms and, where applicable, the categories of preparations mentioned in 2° of I of Article R. 5125-33-1 f…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 276-3

Compensatory allowance fixed in the form of an annuity may be revised, suspended or withdrawn in the event of a significant change in the resources or needs of either party. The revision may not have…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 812-3

Article R812-18-2

…y apply to be included on the list referred to in article L. 812-2 before the national registration and disciplinary commission, ruling on their application for registration under the conditions laid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-26

…iling that, a company agreement or convention shall determine:1° The maximum duration of the leave ;2° The number of possible renewals ;3° The time limits for informing the employer by the employee of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article D331-21

…ed in article L. 331-17, for the development of legal supply, whether commercial or non-commercial, and for observing the use, whether legal or illegal, of works and objects protected by copyright or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article R331-22

Recommendations adopted by the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique pursuant to I of Article L. 331-18 may be published on the authority's website.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-24

…reement as provided for in I of Article L. 3121-33, the annual overtime quota is set at two hundred and twenty hours per employee. The first paragraph does not apply to the employees referred to in ar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-91

…ities taking place in a specific environment within the meaning of Article L. 212-7 are : 1° Skiing and its derivatives ; 2° Mountaineering ; 3° Underwater diving 4° Parachuting ; 5° Speleology.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-32

…aphic distribution companies that present a certain fragility in terms of their financial situation and economic prospects and that carry out quality work in terms of the efforts made in terms of exhi…

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