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Showing 161170 of 27258 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 6 Feb. 1980 – no. 78-12513

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-78-2

Within a period of one month from the end of the period referred to in III of article D. 6332-78-1, a decree shall set:1° The level at which the apprenticeship contract provided for in article D. 6332…

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

Article 78-2-4

I.-To prevent a serious threat to the safety of persons and property, officers of the judicial police and, on their orders and under their responsibility, the judicial police officers and deputy judic…

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

Article 78-2-3

Officers of the judicial police, assisted, where appropriate, by the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in 1°, 1° bis and 1° ter of article 21, may inspect vehicles…

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

Article 78-2-5

…cle 431-10 of the Criminal Code, the judicial police officers mentioned in 2° to 4° of the article 16 of this code and, under the responsibility of the latter, the officers mentioned in the article 20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-78-1

…el of funding for apprenticeship contracts, in accordance with the conditions set out in article D. 6332-78. The national joint employment committee or, failing that, the joint committee of the profes…

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

Article 78-3-1

…tation of the automated processing of personal data covered by the article 31 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, selon les règles propres à c…

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

Article 78-2-2

…ting and prosecuting the following offences:1° Acts of terrorism mentioned in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code;2° Offences relating to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to partnerships limited by shares

Article L22-10-78

…itted to trading on a regulated market, the corporate governance report referred to in Article L. 226-10-1 includes the information, where applicable adapted for sociétés en commandite par actions, me…

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

Article 78-2-1

At the request of the public prosecutor, officers of the judicial police and, on their orders or responsibility, officers of the judicial police and deputy officers of the judicial police mentioned in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-19 (art. A322-78)

You can consult the files at the following address(Official Journal of the European Union No. 45 of 22 February 2012, text No. 44): https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/download/pdf?id=II6wG-ToNyv0Gzqpt8HVX…

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