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Showing 17111720 of 41434 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 May 2003

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-1

No surrender may be made to a foreign government of persons who have not been prosecuted or convicted for an offence under this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Determination of monitoring, renewal, revision and termination procedures.

Article L2222-6

The agreement lays down the conditions under which it may be terminated, and in particular the period of notice that must precede termination.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions applicable to persons serving a custodial sentence

Article R61-6

A person may be subject at the same time to the obligations of a socio-judicial supervision and those of a probationary suspension or conditional release..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article D3131-6

A collective labour agreement may not have the effect of reducing the daily rest period to less than nine hours.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-6

…on under investigation, and after hearing his or her observations and those of his or her lawyer.It may also be decided, without adversarial debate or prior hearing of the observations of the person u…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-41

…ration of nullity or any other form of appeal pursuant to the provisions of this Code, such appeals may, under the same conditions and in accordance with the same procedures, be lodged against these m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-69

…to attend all General Meetings, at the latest when the members are convened. The Statutory Auditors may only convene a General Meeting after having unsuccessfully requested that it be convened by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Voluntary participation.

Article L3323-6

Companies that are not obliged to implement a profit-sharing scheme may, by means of a profit-sharing agreement, voluntarily submit to the provisions of this Title.The heads of these companies or, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments

Article R4211-61

…legislative and regulatory provisions or the conditions of the authorisation, the suspension, which may not exceed one year, and the withdrawal of the authorisation are ordered by the Director General…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-66

A société de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable may be formed by cash contributions, contributions in kind of real estate assets mentioned in article L. 214-36, mergers or demerg…

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