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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-44

Where the European arrest warrant has been issued for the purposes of criminal proceedings, the Investigating Chamber shall accede to any request for a hearing of the requested person made by the judi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and organisation

Article D821-6

…ndustrial, commercial, craft and agricultural activities and private services, as well as companies carrying out public service missions.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-68

…he date of insertion of the notice of meeting provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 225-67 are convened to all meetings by ordinary letter. Shareholders may ask to be convened by registere…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-66

…airman of the Council decides on the length of time within eight days of the referral, based on the case file and a copy of the minutes, after consulting the Vice-Chairman of the Council. The time set…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Multiannual contract of objectives and resources

Article R5213-62

…the Prison Code, which constitutes approval as an adapted enterprise in the region in which it is located.When an adapted enterprise is located in more than one region and applies for approval, its ap…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Accommodation

Article L552-6

…this end, it designs, implements and manages, under the conditions provided for by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R1431-6

…representing the agricultural professions, nominated jointly by the Fédération nationale des syndicats d'exploitants agricoles (FNSEA) and the Confédération nationale de la mutualité, de la coopérat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Verification of the conditions governing admission to the profession

Article R513-6

…e obligation to take out a professional indemnity insurance policy as referred to in article L. 512-6. It shall check in particular that this policy, where required, covers the activities of its membe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Jurisdiction over vocational training and apprenticeships where there is no social and economic committee

Article R2312-60

…those of the present code, these are substituted for the social and economic committee for the application of the provisions of: 1° Articles L. 6322-6 and R. 6322-3 to R. 6322-11, relating to individu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Delivery, supply and transfer of risk

Article L216-6

…obligation to deliver the goods or provide the service under the conditions set out in article L. 216-1, the consumer may : 1° Notify the trader of the suspension of payment of all or part of the pric…

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