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Showing 67216730 of 11457 articles for Art. Rép. Kamowski: AN 25-12-2018 n° 13638

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9

Article R663-40-1

The provisions relating to the remuneration and costs and expenses of the liquidator are applicable to the agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9. The methods for calculat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R6227-2

Employing an apprentice for work in excess of eight hours per day or the legal weekly working hours set by article L. 3121-27 of the French Labour Code and article L. 713-2 of the French Rural and Mar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 74-2

…osecutor, carry out the acts provided for in the Articles 56 to 62 for the purpose of searching for and discovering a person who is absconding in the following cases:1° A person who is the subject of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article R50-82

…ourt for modification or release of the judicial measure for the prevention of terrorist recidivism and reintegration pursuant to the provisions of the first sentence of the last paragraph of Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L773-13

Article L. 518-1, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010, is applicable in New Caledonia subject to the replacement of all occurrences of the words: "la Poste, under the cond…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L774-13

Article L. 518-1, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010, is applicable in French Polynesia subject to the replacement of all occurrences of the words: "la Poste, under the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Disputes

Article R2314-23

The court of first instance has final jurisdiction over : 1° Requests for the implementation of a ballot monitoring system as provided for in Article L. 2314-17 ; 2° Disputes as provided for in Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-14

Any change relating to the items listed in article R. 1121-12 requires a new authorisation to be issued, which must be the subject of a complete application in the forms provided for in article R. 112…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Carriers.

Article L133-6

…ther actions to which this contract may give rise, both against the carrier or the commission agent and against the consignor or the consignee, as well as those arising from the provisions of article…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 quinquies

Reservist customs officers sign a contract of employment for a period of between one and five years, which sets out their obligations in terms of availability and initial and ongoing training, and whi…

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