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Showing 13311340 of 69500 articles for Art. 515-6 al. 1 and al. 2

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contracts of carriage other than removals

Article L224-65

Where the consumer personally takes delivery of the items transported and where the haulage contractor does not provide evidence that he was given the opportunity to effectively check that they are in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Tasks that may be carried out by dispensing pharmacists

Article D5125-33-6-1

…nder which dispensing pharmacists may supply medicinal products for certain pathologies pursuant to 10° of Article L. 5125-1-1 A are determined in cooperation protocols drawn up under the conditions p…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Removal transport contracts

Article L224-63

As an exception to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 133-3 of the French Commercial Code, the limitation period applicable to contracts for the removal of goods concluded between a p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Removal transport contracts

Article L224-64

The carrier's direct action for payment provided for in article L. 132-8 du code de commerce may not be implemented against a consumer who has already paid for the removal service with a removal compa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article R5211-6

The provisions of the sub-section 1 of section 6 of chapter III of title III of book III of the second part of this code are applicable to public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation which h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 697

…diction of one or more Courts of Appeal, a judicial tribunal shall have jurisdiction to investigate and, in the case of misdemeanours, try the offences referred to in Article 697-1. Magistrates are as…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-1 A

In order to establish the offences referred to in articles 414, 414-2, 415 and 459 and, where these are committed by electronic means of communication, to gather evidence and track down the perpetrato…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-66-13

…ons are recorded, including the identifier of the person who created them as well as the date, time and purpose of the operation. This information is kept for a period of five years.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-66-12

…rocessing may be linked to the processing of personal data known as APPI created by Article R. 57-4-1.It may also be linked to the national criminal record.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employment protection plan.

Article L1233-64

The maisons de l'emploi may participate, under conditions laid down by agreement with the companies concerned, in the implementation of measures relating to the job protection plan.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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