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Showing 18211830 of 65385 articles for Art. s. L 144-1 to L 144-13

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-13

…uests an extension of the conditions of surrender granted by the French authorities, the request shall be forwarded to the competent authorities pursuant to Article 87 of the Statute, who shall forwar…

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

Article 696-130

Once the Deputy European Public Prosecutor has indicted a person or placed him under the status of assisted witness, or once the liberty and custody judge has authorised one of the acts provided for i…

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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 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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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-13

1° The loans referred to in 12° of article R. 332-2 must have a total term of at least two years and meet the following conditions: They must be secured by a guarantee given by a credit institution, f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Smoke extraction

Article R4216-13

Premises of more than 300 square metres located on the ground and upper floors, blind premises of more than 100 square metres and those located in basements, as well as all staircases, are equipped wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Hyperbaric risk

Article R4535-13

Self-employed workers and employers who work directly on a building or civil engineering site are subject to the provisions of Title VI of Book IV of the French Labour Code.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Foreign workers.

Article R5523-13

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, unless they hold a resident's permit, foreign nationals applying for a renewal of their work permit must enclose with their application an employment contract or promise o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-134

The association or formation of a company between masseur-physiotherapists with a view to practising the profession is the subject of a written contract which respects the professional independence of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of security interests

Article R24-13

The provisions of Articles R. 24 to R. 24-12 are applicable to securities created by a legal entity pursuant to the provisions of 2° of Article 706-45.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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