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Showing 19811990 of 22109 articles for Art. 494-6 al. 7

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Specific interests of certain categories of residents

Article L2544-7

Where a section of a commune is required to act as plaintiff or defendant against the commune of which it forms part or against another section of the same commune either before the judicial courts or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Transparency

Article R1451-7

The minutes referred to in article R. 1451-6 are posted online as soon as possible, with due regard for the confidentiality protected by law, on the website of the administration, authority, establish…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination of the rights management authorisation

Article L322-7

…ragraphs of article L. 324-10, I and II of article L. 324-12, articles L. 324-14, L. 324-18, L. 325-7, I and II of article L. 326-3 and articles L. 326-4 and L. 328-1.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Collection of technical connection data and interception of correspondence transmitted by electronic communications

Article 706-95-20

…respondence sent or received by terminal equipment. The procedures set out in articles 100-3 to 100-7 of this Code shall then apply and, where such interceptions are authorised by the liberty and cust…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-7

…ibility of including this information in the reports provided for in Articles L. 143-2-2 and L. 385-7 for agreements constituting commitments covered by Chapter III of Title IV of Book I, or in the re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific solidarity allowance.

Article L5423-7

…subrogated to the rights of the beneficiary vis-à-vis the paying bodies mentioned inarticle L. 821-7 of the social security code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Regional fund for apprenticeship and continuing vocational training

Article R4332-7

…ives for young people under the age of twenty-six pursuant to II b of Article 82 of Law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 on the division of powers between the communes, départements, regions and the State,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Implementing provisions

Article R4451-73

…r accreditation by the French Accreditation Committee or by any other body mentioned in Article R. 4724-1 of the body, service and laboratory mentioned in Article R. 4451-65.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R761-7

…eferences to the court of first instance and the higher court of appeal respectively; 3° Article R. 711-1 reads as follows: "Art. R. 711-1.-The decision imposing an obligation to leave French territor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-24

…has not been completed or corrected within the time limit set;2° The conditions set out in articles 764-2 to 764-5 are not met, in particular where, pursuant to 2° of article 764-5, recognition of the…

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