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Showing 26012610 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Access to the waiting area

Article L343-8

…e their rights, and journalists holding the professional identity card mentioned in article L. 7111-6 du code du travail are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat..

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article D211-85

The specifications mentioned in article D. 211-84 define the following criteria: 1° The level of competitions in which the professional team of the association or sports company it has formed must par…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-8

…icle L. 2242-1 or, in the absence of an agreement, by an action plan referred to in article L. 2242-3. The procedures for monitoring the achievement of the objectives and measures of the agreement and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of drinking establishments

Article R4153-8

The approval of the public house provided for in article L. 4153-6 is issued to the operator by the Prefect, for a renewable period of five years, after verification that the conditions under which th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extensions

Article R5132-1-8

Notwithstanding article R. 5132-1-2, the validity of the pathway prescription may be extended beyond twenty-four months: 1° By the structure for integration through economic activity: a) Where it has…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 61

The judicial police officer may forbid any person to leave the scene of the offence until the end of his operations. He may call and hear all persons likely to provide information on the facts or on t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-6

In the cases provided for in 2° to 8° of Article L. 414-4, the circulation document for foreign minors is valid for five years.It is renewed for the same period.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-8

The period referred to in article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-8

…horised competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers ensure compliance with articles L. 3322-2, L. 3323-2, L. 3323-4 and L. 3323-6 as well as the regulations issued for their application.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Repeal of the prohibition on return

Article L613-8

When a foreign national subject to a non-return ban issued in application of article L. 612-8 provides proof, no later than two months following the expiry of the period of voluntary departure from wh…

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