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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-13

The compensation provided for in

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 6-1

Where a felony or misdemeanour allegedly committed in the course of criminal proceedings or proceedings before a court involves the violation of a rule of procedure, public action may only be brought…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

Article L1144-1

When a dispute arises over the application of the provisions of Articles L. 1142-1 and L. 1142-2, an applicant for a job, a work placement or a period of training, or an employee, presents evidence su…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Teleworking

Article L1222-10

In addition to his obligations under ordinary law towards his employees, the employer is obliged with regard to the teleworking employee:1° Inform the employee of any restrictions on the use of comput…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Advisory procedure

Article 122-5

Prior consultation with reading committees or readers is carried out in one of the following ways:1° Only projects that have received a favourable opinion from reading committees or readers are submit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Refusal and termination

Article L551-15

Material reception conditions may be refused, in whole or in part, to the applicant in the following cases:1° He refuses the region of orientation determined in application of article L. 551-3;2° He r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Regies with sole financial autonomy

Article L2221-13

Where the régies are of inter-municipal interest, they may be operated: 1° Either under the management of a commune acting, vis-à-vis the other communes, as a concessionaire; 2° Or under the managemen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-137

The person who is the subject of a measure ordered pursuant to articles 706-136 or 706-136-1 may ask the liberty and custody judge in the place where the hospital is located or where they live to orde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-17

The criminal court may stay the proceedings where it deems it necessary to translate the decision or where the property is already subject either to a seizure or freezing measure or to a final confisc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article L2343-18

Four years after the establishment of the European Works Council in the cases provided for in Article L. 2343-1, the European Works Council shall examine whether it should be renewed or whether negoti…

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