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Showing 9911000 of 21543 articles for Art. Rép. Fromantin: AN 11-6-2013 n° 20830

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 116-1

…ersons carried out in the chambers of the investigating judge, including questioning at first appearance and confrontations, shall be subject to audiovisual recording.The recording may only be consult…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Action by the administrative authority

Article D1233-11

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment sends the following documents to the employer: 1° The written notice referred to in article L. 1233-56, in the event…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-11

…ty Code. These studies cover fields of activity defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The performance of these studies is entrusted to a public body designated by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-11

…in the form of a table complying with a model laid down by order of the Minister for Health, accompanied by any comments or observations that the Commission deems useful on these data;2° An assessmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-11

…wing information: 1° The reasons for the presence of the ingredients in the product; 2° The exact quantity, in descending order by weight, of each ingredient included in the product; 3° The levels of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration in national directories

Article R6113-11

…L. 6113-6 are examined on the basis of the following criteria: 1° The extent to which the knowledge and skills targeted match the needs of the labour market ; 2° The quality of the skills reference fr…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-11

…R. 224-4 to R. 224-6 and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L931-11

For the application of article L. 145-2, New Caledonia is considered a territorial collectivity and in 6°, the words: "to the social security fund of the House of Artists and Recognised Authors of Gra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee adviser

Article D1232-11

An employee who carries out his professional activity outside any establishment, with the exception of the employees mentioned in article D. 1232-10, is entitled to have the hours spent carrying out t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-11

In order to encourage cinematographic distribution companies to contribute to the revival of cinematographic production, direct allocations are granted to them in addition to the sums they invest, pur…

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