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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Enlarged health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L4523-12

…y of the establishment, in accordance with procedures implemented before the publication of Law No. 2006-686 of 13 June 2006 on transparency and safety in nuclear matters and meeting the characteristi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Placing on the market.

Article L4411-3

…and the placing on the market of mixtures are subject to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-33

…d in Article L. 4134-7-2, are paid for by the region under the conditions defined by the decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 setting the terms and conditions for the payment of expenses incurred by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L754-3

…no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-2 Order no. 2014-947 of 20 August 2014 L. 313-3 Order no. 2006-461 of 21 April 2006 L. 313-4 Order no. 2019-740 of 17 July 2019 L. 313-5 Order no. 2016-301 of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-17-2

Any infringement of the prohibition laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006, referred to above, and in Article 2 of Council…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7226-34

…icle L. 7226-10, are paid for by the local authority under the conditions defined by the decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 setting the terms and conditions for the payment of expenses incurred in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Prevention and settlement of conflicts of exercise of jurisdiction pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 30 November 2009

Article 695-9-56

Information requested by the requesting authority of such a nature as to prejudice the fundamental national security interests of the State or to compromise the security of a person shall not be commu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Prevention and settlement of conflicts of exercise of jurisdiction pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 30 November 2009

Article 695-9-54

For the purposes of applying Council Framework Decision 2009/948/JHA of 30 November 2009 on prevention and settlement of conflicts of exercise of jurisdiction in criminal proceedings, where parallel c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Prevention and settlement of conflicts of exercise of jurisdiction pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 30 November 2009

Article 695-9-55

For the application of article 695-9-54, the provisions of Article 11 relating to the secrecy of the investigation and inquiry shall not prevent the communication by the competent judicial authority p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Prevention and settlement of conflicts of exercise of jurisdiction pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 30 November 2009

Article 695-9-57

A judicial authority which decides, on the basis of the information it has gathered in accordance with Article 695-9-54 and after consultation with the competent authorities of the other Member States…

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