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Showing 48214830 of 54357 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 2 July 2002 n° 00-18.243

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Authorisation of national police judicial police officers

Article R15-6-4

The Attorney General grants or refuses authorisation by decree to effectively exercise the powers attached to the status of judicial police officer.The authorisation is valid for the entire period of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Foreign students in paid employment

Article D421-6

The list mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 421-4 includes:1° Level I diplomas accredited by the Conférence des grandes écoles;2° The professional bachelor's degree.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Submission of the asylum application

Article R754-6

…the latter shall record the date and time of handover in the register referred to in Article L. 744-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-6

The provisions of articles L. 4741-1 to L. 4741-5 and L. 4741-9 to L. 4742-1 do not apply to the establishments mentioned in 2° and 3° of article L. 4111-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity.

Article L127-6

…eficiary of the business project support contract is determined by the articles L. 783-1 and L. 783-2 du code du travail. The legal entity responsible for the support is liable to third parties for da…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and sampling

Article R241-6

The samples and examinations referred to in article R. 241-5 must, on pain of nullity, be taken under the following conditions: 1° The materials required to collect the substances mentioned in article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to certain establishments

Article R414-6

…determination of the dose distribution curves and the positions of the minimum and maximum doses; 2° During irradiation, routine dosimetric measurements on each batch so as to ensure that the dose l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1244-6

In order to comply with the provisions of Article L. 1244-4 : 1° For donations made before the first day of the thirteenth month following the promulgation of Law No 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021 on bioe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Rights of persons detained in socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-69

The sentence enforcement judge may grant a detainee escorted leave, particularly in the event of a serious family event.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L3513-6

…in: 1° Schools and establishments intended for the reception, training and accommodation of minors; 2° Closed means of public transport; 3° Closed and covered workplaces for collective use.

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