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Showing 33513360 of 35842 articles for Art. 473 · Cass. 1re civ. avis 6 December 2018 · Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 2014 · CA Paris 20 November 2014

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-6

I. - The Financial Public Prosecutor may not initiate public proceedings for the application of the penalties provided for in this section when the Autorité des marchés financiers has served a stateme…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-3

Apart from the cases provided for in Article 60-2, customs officers may, at any time, visit goods, means of transport and persons present or moving in the places mentioned in the same Article 60-2, in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions and classification principles

Article R4411-6

Substances and mixtures are considered to be hazardous if they meet the classification criteria relating to physical, health or environmental hazards set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Discharge from hospital.

Article R1112-65

Subject to the special case of premature babies, medical necessity or cases of force majeure established by the doctor in charge of the department, newborn babies leave the establishment at the same t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6-3

…nhabitants or the annulment of the election of community councillors provided for in article L. 273-6 of the electoral code, and provided that the resulting vacancy in the deliberative body of the pub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1222-6

…those concerning the deployment of the institution's activities, the promotion of donations and medical and research policy. It also deliberates on the following matters:1° The general organisation of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-6

…vings plan may not provide for the acquisition of units in mutual funds governed by Article L. 214-165 of the Monetary and Financial Code. Where the plan provides for the acquisition of units in mutua…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 441-6

In order to be eligible for support for the author's career, the project must comply with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-6

…internal organisation of the institution under the conditions defined in article L. 711-7 of the Education Code, in particular the creation of the directorates, departments, units, services and missio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to the public contracts mentioned in Title I, with the exception of those relating to the public rail passenger transport service

Article L2521-6

…to the control of the cost of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments is applicable to the public defence or security contracts mentioned in Chapter V of Title I of this Book.

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