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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Civil capacity.

Article L2132-6

Trade unions may set up special mutual aid and pension funds for their members.The funds of these funds may not be seized within the limits determined by the Code de la mutualité.Any person who withdr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 618-1

…judicial review lodged by the person prosecuted or by the civil party has been dismissed, the court may order the applicant to pay to the other party the sum it determines, in respect of costs not pai…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Production advances

Article 311-65

Advances may be granted to production companies which, either in respect of audiovisual works they have previously produced during the current year, or in respect of new audiovisual works for which th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use

Article R3262-6

Restaurant vouchers issued or acquired by a company may only be used by employees of that company.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Film ombudsman

Article L213-6

The Film Ombudsman refers to the Autorité de la concurrence any practices prohibited by articles L. 420-1, L. 420-2 and L. 420-5 of the French Commercial Code that come to his attention in the film di…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-7

…whom a request for mutual legal assistance has been made for this purpose, foreign police officers may pursue undercover operations on the territory of the Republic, under the direction of French jud…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-25

…he course of goods when these have been established under the conditions provided for in Article L. 131-24. If this is not the case, they draw up price statements indicating, under their responsibilit…

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

Article L343-6

…arian associations or associations whose purpose is to help foreign nationals exercise their rights may have access to the waiting areas. The delegate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-9

The trial courts mentioned in articles 697 and 697-5 may, if they find in their decision that publicity is likely to result in the disclosure of a national defence secret, order, by decision given in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Visits and seizures

Article L512-60

The authorised officers may, during the visit, take evidence from the occupier of the premises, their representative or any other person, with a view to obtaining any information or explanations that…

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