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Showing 91519160 of 13064 articles for Art. CE 9-12-2022 n° 459206

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-34

…opean Investigation Order is likely to harm essential national security interests, endanger the source of information or involve the use of information that has been classified pursuant to the provisi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for ratifying agreements in companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2232-22

…ement or rider referred to in article L. 2232-21 is approved by a two-thirds majority of the workforce, it is deemed to be a valid company agreement. The revision agreement or rider thus concluded may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-6-2

Except where they are declared or authorised under the conditions set out in article L. 3322-9, or where they are tastings with a view to sale within the meaning of article 1587 of the French Civil Co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-81

…ging to the creative documentary genre, where the hourly cash contribution from the television service publisher(s) meeting the condition laid down in 1° of Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Wines and ciders

Article 434

It is forbidden to manufacture, dispatch, sell, offer for sale or hold with a view to sale, under the name of wine, cider, perry or mead, products that do not meet the definition given, for wine, by C…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grouping of departments

Article L3114-1

…département. The opinion of the relevant Comité de Massif is required if one of the departments concerned includes mountain areas within the meaning of article 3 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 863

…ws: "Art. 706-9.-The commission or, in Wallis and Futuna, the president of the court of first instance shall take into account in the amount of the sums awarded to the victim by way of compensation fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-3

The minimum levels of cover under the professional indemnity insurance contract provided for in Article L. 341-5 are set as follows:1° 75,000 euros per claim and 75,000 euros per insurance year for na…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and composition

Article R7124-5

…t of the members of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council, with the exception of the members mentioned in 9° and 10° of Article R. 7124-1. If one or more seats cannot be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and composition

Article R7226-5

…t of the members of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council, with the exception of the members mentioned in 9° and 10° of Article R. 7226-1. If one or more seats cannot be…

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