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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to certain establishments

Article R414-6

The conditions necessary for the application of the process mentioned in article R. 414-5 are as follows: 1° Before irradiating a certain category of foodstuffs, determination of the dose distribution…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1244-6

In order to comply with the provisions of Article L. 1244-4 : 1° For donations made before the first day of the thirteenth month following the promulgation of Law No 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021 on bioe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article L420-6

It shall be punishable by four years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros for any natural person to fraudulently take a personal and determining part in the design, organisation or implementation…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-6

The consumer is only bound by his signature. By way of derogation from the first paragraph and the first paragraph of Article L. 221-25, if the consumer who moves into a site solicits a supplier and w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of security interests

Article R24-6

…rest has been granted, the judicial supervision order specifies that the person under investigation and, depending on the case, the provisional beneficiary, the Treasury or the civil party or parties…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Flexible working days

Article L3121-61

…ment receives remuneration that is clearly unrelated to the duties imposed on him, he may, notwithstanding any contractual clause to the contrary, apply to the court for compensation calculated on the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Flexible working days

Article L3121-60

The employer must regularly check that the employee's workload is reasonable and that the work is spread out over the right amount of time.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Flexible working days

Article L3121-62

…have entered into a fixed number of days agreement are not subject to the provisions relating to : 1° The maximum daily working time provided for in article L. 3121-18 ; 2° The maximum weekly working…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-4

…on of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, opened for signature in Vienna and New York on 3 March 1980, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-234-1

…es is authorised to use the national register for the identification of natural persons to certify, and where necessary to bring into line, the civil status of the legal representatives of legal units…

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