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Showing 72517260 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-62

No conviction may be handed down solely on the basis of statements taken under the conditions provided for by Articles 706-58 and 706-61.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707-6

…set by the judge on the basis of the circumstances of the offence, the personality of the offender and the offender's material, family and social circumstances. This increase does not apply when fine…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Transfer of sentenced persons

Article 728-6

Transfer periods are deducted in full from the length of the sentence served in France..

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R331-6

…e in whole or in part on a public road or a road open to public traffic, or on its ancillary roads, and which: 1° Either constitute events, races or competitions involving timekeeping, a ranking, base…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibition on entering or being in the vicinity of a venue where a sporting event is taking place

Article R332-6

…d in the prefectoral order, he or she must inform the designated authority in detail, without delay and by any means, and the authority may then, if necessary, fix another meeting location, in the sam…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-6

Employers are prohibited from deducting union dues from their employees' salaries and paying them in their place.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Companies with fewer than fifty employees.

Article L2143-6

…may appoint, for the duration of his term of office, a member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee as a trade union delegate.Unless provided for by agreement, this mandate does…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2321-6

The agreement provided for in Article L. 2321-2 includes stipulations on compensation for travel expenses.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Implementation.

Article L2331-6

The provisions of this Title apply regardless of the number of employees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure.

Article L2523-6

…ator shall immediately inform the other organisation(s) involved in the dispute of these rejections and the reasons for them. At the end of the eight-day period provided for in the first paragraph, th…

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