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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Capture of computer data

Article 706-102-5

With a view to setting up the technical device referred to in Article 706-102-1, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, or the investigating judge may authorise entry…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2241-1

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements meet, at least once every four years for the subjects mentioned in 1° to 5° and at least once every five year…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-11

Where research is carried out at the Institution nationale des invalides or in a health establishment or army hospital with an in-house pharmacy, failure by the sponsor to notify the pharmacist in cha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special contribution.

Article L8253-1

Without prejudice to any legal proceedings that may be brought against them, employers who have employed a foreign worker in breach of the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 8251-1 shall…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-10

…statements made with a view to obtaining the benefit of the procedure for exemption from a financial penalty provided for in IV of Article L. 464-2 or by equivalent provisions of the national law of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-10

Occupation of a plot of land included within the protection perimeter for the purposes of carrying out the work provided for in article L. 1322-8 may only take place by virtue of an order issued by th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-14

The balance sheet of the individual limited liability entrepreneur or, where applicable, the document or documents resulting from the simplified accounting obligations provided for in the second parag…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and organisation of safety information and training

Article R4141-9

When a worker returns to work after being off work for at least twenty-one days, he shall, at the request of the occupational physician, receive the safety training provided for in this chapter. Where…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Role of local and regional authorities.

Article L5322-1

In localities where there is no office of the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 or an office of the bodies that have concluded an agreement with the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-7

Measures concerning the increase in the security period, conditional release or suspension of sentence which do not fall within the jurisdiction of the sentence enforcement judge are granted, postpone…

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