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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to documents.

Article L8113-6

Where equivalent control guarantees are maintained, companies may, under the conditions and within the limits determined by decree, derogate from the retention of pay slips and the keeping of certain…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-65

The nullity of the company may not be relied upon against third parties until the publication formalities provided for in article R. 743-63, the second paragraph of article R. 743-75 and article R. 74…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specific provisions relating to the handling of industrial radiology equipment

Article R4451-61

…trial radiology equipment mentioned in 3° of article R. 4311-7, the list of which is set by decree, may only be handled by a worker holding a certificate of aptitude issued by the Institute for Radiol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L775-6

…of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 511-51 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-52 Order 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 L. 511-53 Order no. 2014-158 of 2…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Transcription of a marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-6

…e has been celebrated despite the opposition of the public prosecutor, the consular civil registrar may only transcribe the foreign marriage record onto French civil status registers after the spouses…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Levy and collection.

Article L1241-6

…s and cells and the collection of human body products from a person who has been duly declared dead may only be carried out for therapeutic or scientific purposes and under the conditions laid down in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Reception conditions

Article L573-6

…taken pursuant to article L. 572-1, the asylum seeker's allowance provided for in article L. 553-1 may be adapted or replaced by material aid, are defined by decree.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Application for suspension of the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory in the course of proceedings

Article L752-6

…lodged against the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory pursuant to article L. 614-1, the foreign national may apply to the court already seised to suspend enforcement of this dec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IVa: The manner in which statements are received from staff of certain specialised departments or units

Article 656-2

The judicial authority may take the testimony of experts from international organisations or use a report drawn up by them as a body of evidence to establish the material element of the offence or as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-16

The investigating chamber may, by a decision which is not subject to appeal, authorise the requesting State to intervene at the hearing at which the extradition request is considered, through a person…

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