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Showing 29012910 of 52466 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7-2-1989 n° 242

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Other control measures.

Article L3114-7

The following are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The conditions for the organisation and operation of the disinfection service provided for in article L. 3114-1 ; 2° In departments whe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L661-7

Third-party proceedings or appeals to the Court of Cassation may not be brought against: 1° Decisions rendered pursuant to V of Article L. 626-30; 2° The judgments mentioned in Article L. 661-6 and th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Share categories

Article L6313-7

Training courses leading to a qualification are referred to as training courses leading to a qualification: 1° A professional qualification registered in the national register of professional qualific…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-7

I. Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal pers…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter

Article L230-7

For the purposes of sections 3 and 4 of chapter II of this title, doping is defined in article 1 of the World Anti-Doping Code, complicity in article 2 of that Code and doping control, athlete support…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Admission to trading

Article L425-7

The operator of the organised trading system shall establish transparent rules concerning the criteria for determining which financial instruments may be traded on its system. When a financial instrum…

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

Article 74-1

When the disappearance of a minor or a protected adult of full age has just occurred or has been noted, officers of the judicial police or, under their supervision, judicial police officers may, on th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-48

The decision of the public prosecutor referred to in Article 728-43 and, where applicable, the order approving or refusing to approve the proposal to adapt the custodial sentence or detention order re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Transfer of sentenced persons

Article 728-3

On arrival on French soil, the detained offender is presented to the public prosecutor of the place of arrival, who conducts an identity examination and draws up a report. However, if the examination…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article L2312-72

In companies, two members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee, one belonging to the category of managerial, technical and supervisory staff and the other to the category of wh…

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