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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 256

…are in a state of indictment or in absentia and those who are under warrant of committal or arrest; 4° Civil servants and agents of the State, departments and communes, dismissed from their functions;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-1

…nd potential demand, where applicable taking into account the immediate proximity of a border area, may provide weekly rest by rotation for all or part of the staff, under the conditions laid down in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Status of members, agents and employees of the agency

Article R232-25

Persons occasionally collaborating in the work of the Agency, experts and qualified persons may not carry out work in which they have a direct or indirect interest. They are subject to the obligations…

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

Article D551-20

The benefit of the asylum seeker's allowance may be refused by the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration:1° In the event of a request to re-examine the asylum application;2° If the appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-141

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article R. 5121-138, when the medicinal products or products are contained in an outer packaging that complies with the requirements of the said Article, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-20

…nvolving the human person is filed by the sponsor on the information system mentioned in article R. 1123-20-1, which assigns it to a personal data protection committee under the conditions provided fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Authorisation of national police judicial police officers

Article R15-6-1

…rve, retired national police officers who were judicial police officers during their active service may be authorised, under the terms and conditions set out in articles R. 15-6-2 to R. 15-6-6, to exe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-6-1

…the pharmacist is accused have revealed a lack of professional competence, the disciplinary chamber may, without prejudice to any penalties it may impose pursuant to 1° to 4° of article L. 4234-6, ord…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article D71-113-4

The local authority may neutralise the depreciation charge for equipment grants paid and the depreciation charge for public buildings, less the amount of the annual write-back of equipment grants rece…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-258

…shments on presentation of the supporting documents defined by the order provided for in article R. 123-292.

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