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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-6

The total duration of the assignment contract provided for in Article L. 1251-12-1 does not apply to an employee who has an open-ended contract with the temporary employment undertaking.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-1

For the requirements connected with the performance of his duties, the national member of the Eurojust Agency shall have access, under the same conditions as prosecuting magistrates, to data contained…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-3

The national member shall be competent to receive and forward to the competent public prosecutor information relating to the investigations of the European Anti-Fraud Office to which it is a party.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-2

…osecutor, the public prosecutor or the investigating judge of ongoing investigations or proceedings and of convictions relating to cases that may fall within Eurojust's jurisdiction where they have gi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-4

As the competent national authority, the national member may receive and transmit, as appropriate, to the competent authorities of the other Member States or to the French judicial authorities any req…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-5

…erred to in the authorisation has been carried out, the national member shall inform that authority and send it the implementing documents, in original or copy depending on the decision of that author…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Purchases by French companies from French suppliers in competition with a foreign company receiving official export support

Article R442-10-6

…arantee provided for in a ter of 1° of article L. 432-2 may be granted to French supplier companies and to the beneficiaries provided for in a bis of the same article under the conditions provided for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to financial investments

Article A421-4-6

…be used insofar as they help to reduce risk or promote efficient portfolio management. Investments and assets not admitted to trading on a regulated market are maintained at prudent levels. Assets ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-10-6

After consultation with the Conseil départemental de l'insertion par l'activité économique, and taking into account the quality of the proposed integration project and the existing offer to ensure a b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures.

Article R5141-47-6

…tion procedure provided for in Articles 36 to 38 of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council applies. Where France is the reference State, the Director General of the Agence…

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