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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D47-11-3

When a person charged with the offence of failing to represent a child under the article 227-5 of the Criminal Code maintains that the acts of which he or she is accused were justified by violence or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of sentences court

Article D49-36

The adversarial hearing provided for in Article 712-7 must take place no later than the sixth month following the lodging of the application under the conditions laid down by article D. 49-11. Failing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-36

…departure, the employer: 1° Provides him with the summary statement provided for in Article L. 3341-7; 2° Request the address to which notices of dividend payments and interest due dates, redeemable s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mobility vouchers

Article R3261-13-3

…Communications Code, used by the employee and the company approved on the basis of article L. 3261-7 for payment using a mobility voucher: 1° The name and address of the issuer of the voucher ; 2° Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat tuberculosis

Article D3112-11

…hat the centre's operational procedures no longer meet the conditions laid down in Articles D. 3112-7 to D. 3112-8, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall give formal notice to the h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Filing of accounting documents and declaration of confidentiality of annual accounts

Article A123-61

…out via the abovementioned counter, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 123-6 and R. 123-7.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article A123-16

…ed the association took place; 6° The date of filing at the registry of the articles of association;7° The date of the decision of the general meeting to issue bonds.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Worker information and training

Article R4412-86

…protective equipment to be used; 6° The nature and degree of exposure, in particular its duration; 7° Cases of substitution by another product.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4241-9

…er of the Minister for Health issues the authorisation to practise provided for in articles L. 4241-7 and L. 4241-14, after obtaining the opinion of the commission for pharmacy assistants and hospital…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-17

…irector General of the Agency. He will inform the regional coordinator mentioned in article R. 5212-7.

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