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Showing 51215130 of 40353 articles for Art. 25-3 et seq.

French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-5

…defined in articles 63-2 to 63-4-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the person placed in customs detention has the right to be examined by a doctor and to the assistance of a lawyer, as well as the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 sexies

…on in force.II - They may not provide information which would reveal a business or professional secret or the disclosure of which would be likely to undermine public security or order.However, financi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Childcare facilities for children under the age of six.

Article L2324-3

When it considers that the physical or mental health or education of children is compromised or threatened: 1° The State representative in the département or the chairman of the département council ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-3

…atus intended for the disinfection of premises and vehicles;10° (Repealed) ;11° (Repealed) ;12° Cosmetic products ;13° Micro-organisms and toxins;14° Tattooing products.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Base of professional knowledge and skills

Article D6113-30

…onal knowledge and skills includes : 1° Communication in French; 2° Use of the basic rules of arithmetic and mathematical reasoning; 3° Use of the usual techniques of information and digital communica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-36

…al data included in the automated processing mentioned in article R. 6323-32, under the conditions set by the data controllers and within the limits strictly necessary for the performance of their dut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-26-3

The cumulative duration of all the periods of work experience carried out during the contract concluded in application of article L. 5132-11-1 may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-43-3

The cumulative duration of all the periods of work experience carried out during the contract concluded in application of article L. 5132-15-1 may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-3

…g its missions, the Agency may refer any matter to itself. Matters may be referred to it by the competent State authority, the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological C…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Responsibilities

Article L2521-3

…enis and Val-de-Marne departments.In this capacity, the Paris fire brigade is the territorially competent fire and rescue service responsible for the missions mentioned in Article L. 1424-2.The Paris…

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