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Showing 18611870 of 61501 articles for Art. L 144-13 · C. trav. Art. L 1224-1

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Company certification

Article R4412-130

…ch are the subject of certification by the certifying bodies are determined on the basis of the single risk assessment document provided for in article R. 4121-1. The certification bodies have access…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the parties

Article 696-131

The victim may not bring a civil action in accordance with articles 87 and 89 that when one of the acts mentioned in the first paragraph of article 696-130 has been performed. The civil party has the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to the preparation, qualification, processing, storage and transport of breast milk

Article D2323-13

The lactarium is required to ensure: 1° The preparation of milk packaging; 2° The biological qualification and bacteriological analyses of donated milk; 3° The treatment of breast milk by pasteurisati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable before the criminal court

Article 706-133

If it considers that the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Penal Code are applicable, the criminal court shall render a judgment declaring the person not criminally responsible…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mandate and attribution

Article R6352-13

Delegates are elected for the duration of the course. Their term of office ends when they cease to participate in the course.If the full delegate and the alternate delegate have ceased their duties be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Arbitration procedure

Article R2524-13

The application shall be accompanied by: 1° Copies, in duplicate, of the application and of the contested award; 2° A note specifying the parties concerned and giving their full addresses; 3° Copies o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Data recorded in the processing operation

Article R142-13

The processing mentioned in Article R. 142-11 includes digitised images of the photograph and fingerprints of the ten fingers of the following foreign nationals: 1° Foreign nationals applying for or h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-136

The General Meeting is convened by the Management Company. Failing this, it may be convened : 1° By an auditor ; 2° By the Supervisory Board; 3° By an agent appointed by the court at the request of on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investor protection

Article D764-13

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Termination of proceedings

Article 696-132

As soon as the procedure provided for in Article 696-114 appears to him to be complete, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall notify the parties and their lawyers in accordance with I of Article…

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