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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Professional inadequacy

Article R6156-75

The rapporteur shall investigate the case by all means likely to enlighten the Committee; he shall draw up a written report containing a statement of the facts and the arguments of the parties and sha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-7

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inArticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences set out in this chapter, with the exception of Article L. 8256-1,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L761-7

Articles L. 700-2, L. 722-12, L. 751-1 to L. 751-13 and L. 754-2 are not applicable to Réunion.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-7

I.- Each year, the Government sends the chairmen of the committees responsible for economic affairs and the general rapporteurs of the committees responsible for finance of each assembly a report on t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Actions in the collective interest of consumers

Article L621-7

The associations mentioned in article L. 621-1 and organisations proving their inclusion on the list published in the Official Journal of the European Union pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 2009/22/…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-7

I. - Armed Forces hospitals, placed under the authority of the Minister of Defence, in accordance with their priority mission of providing health support to the armed forces in conjunction with the ot…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article A526-7

The descriptive statement of business assets provided for in II of article D. 526-30 and intended for publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales contains the following i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-4

The duration of detention provided for in articles 78-3 and 78-3-1 shall, where applicable, be deducted from that of police custody.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-3

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-70

By way of derogation from the provisions relating to termination before the end of the fixed-term employment contract set out in article L. 1243-2, the Employment Initiative Contract may be terminated…

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