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Showing 96319640 of 27005 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 6 Dec. 1994

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article L6332-1

…hnical support to the professional branches for their certification mission mentioned in article L. 6113-4;4° Providing a local service for very small, small and medium-sized businesses, making it pos…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-18

…eers of the technical and forensic police acting in application of the provisions of I of article 706-56 may only access the file directly to check whether it contains the civil status of a person lik…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Expenses arising from the appointment of ad hoc administrators

Article R216

…where they are on the list provided for in l'article R. 53 or that the provisions of article R. 53-6, for all costs incurred in defending the interests of a minor victim of compensation, the amounts…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transfers of sums, securities or assets.

Article D152-8

…ations, acknowledgements of debt or loans; 4° a contract or invoice; 5° Proof of gambling winnings; 6° A cash declaration made to the customs authorities of a Member State of the European Union; 7° A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4

…plemented for the performance of a mission of public interest, in accordance with e of 1 of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016. The body mentioned in the last member of the sentenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R6147-120

…s and their relatives and their alternates mentioned respectively in a, b and c of 3° of article R. 6147-117 are appointed by the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed Forces Hospital in accordance with…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-8

…tion C of article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951. For the application of sections 5 and 6 of the same section C, the change in circumstances that justified recognition of refugee status mu…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules.

Article 382

1. Customs judgements and rulings may be enforced by any legal means. 2. Articles 749 to 762 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are also applicable to fines and value confiscation ordered for customs o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-4-2

…8112-1 who establishes, where applicable upon receipt of the declaration mentioned in article L. 1262-2-1, the absence of payment of sums due in respect of one of the fines provided for in articles L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1-1

…onsent in writing, it may be attested by the trusted support person provided for in Article L. 1111-6, by a family member or, failing this, by one of the close relatives of the person concerned, provi…

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