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Showing 49114920 of 18481 articles for Art. CE 5-5-2010 n° 301419

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-9

…n the one hand, create a new obligation or substantially modify an existing obligation as from 28 December 2020 and, on the other hand, provide for the exercise of one or more rights to which Articles…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-10

…ntered in the file may ask the public prosecutor to rectify or order the deletion of information concerning him or her if the information is not accurate or if its retention no longer appears necessar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Search for an assignment.

Article R6152-50-6

…ed in the second paragraph of article R. 6152-50-5, the Director General of the National Management Centre may decide, after obtaining the opinion of the Director of the host establishment, to appoint…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Unrestricted hearing and police custody

Article D15-5-7

If a person of full age is taken into police custody, the officer or agent of the judicial police shall ask whether he or she is the subject of a legal protection measure, in order to implement the pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-5

…thorisation referred to in article L. 5141-10 is presented during the inspection by the customs officers. For imported veterinary medicinal products with the marketing authorisation referred to in art…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-5

…establishing the violations and breaches mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 232-5, gathering evidence and tracking down the perpetrators or gathering information useful for targeting controls, invest…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-5-1

…ue of the diversification reserve unit, which is subject to fluctuations upwards and downwards.When certain deductions cannot be determined when the notice is provided, it is indicated in very clear l…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D333-5-3

Within one month of receiving a complete application for classification, the body referred to in Article L. 141-2 will take the classification decision in the category for which the assessing body ref…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-4

…les L. 1251-5 to L. 1251-63, subject to the adaptations provided for in this section and with the exception of Articles L. 1251-14, L. 1251-15, L. 1251-19, L. 1251-26 to L. 1251-28, L. 1251-32, L. 125…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-10-5-4

…employee's initiative, the employee sends a written, reasoned request to his employer who, if he accepts the request, refers the matter to the Prefect under the conditions set out in the second to fo…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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