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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 777

…pacities handed down by a national court without a suspended sentence, pursuant to the articles 131-6 to 131-11 of the Criminal Code, for the duration of the prohibitions, disqualifications or incapac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation of the High Council

Article R821-7

…the performance of its missions and its resources in an annual report drawn up pursuant to Article 21 of Law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authori…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Discharge from hospital.

Article R1112-65

Subject to the special case of premature babies, medical necessity or cases of force majeure established by the doctor in charge of the department, newborn babies leave the establishment at the same t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article R430-7

The decisions referred to in Article L. 430-5 shall be notified to the author or authors of the notification of the concentration referred to in Article L. 430-3, as well as to the Minister responsibl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Comparative advertising

Article L122-6

…22-1 and L. 122-2 do not give rise to the right of reply as defined by the Article 13 of the law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press and the article 6 de la loi n° 82-652 du 29 juillet 1982 su…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Executive Council

Article LO6222-7

…hall then be filled in accordance with the procedure laid down in the first paragraph of Article LO 6222-6. In the absence of agreement, the members of the Executive Council other than the President s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Executive Council

Article LO6322-7

…hall then be filled in accordance with the procedure laid down in the first paragraph of Article LO 6322-6. In the absence of agreement, the members of the Executive Council other than the President s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Executive Council

Article LO6432-7

…shall then be filled in accordance with the procedure set out in the first paragraph of Article LO 6432-6 Failing agreement, the members of the Executive Council other than the President shall be rep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Transparency

Article R1451-7

The minutes referred to in article R. 1451-6 are posted online as soon as possible, with due regard for the confidentiality protected by law, on the website of the administration, authority, establish…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4452-7

…in particular in order to verify compliance with the exposure limit values defined in Articles R. 4452-5 and R. 4452-6. If an assessment based on available technical documentary data does not lead t…

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