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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Share categories

Article L6313-6

The purpose of the apprenticeship training schemes referred to in 4° of Article L. 6313-1 is :1° To enable workers holding an apprenticeship contract to obtain a vocational qualification attested by a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to UCITS, debt securitisation funds and property investment funds

Article L231-6

Any final conviction against the directors of the management company or those of the custodian, pursuant to article L. 231-3, I and III of article L. 231-4, or articles L. 231-5 and L. 231-7, automati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Forms of presentation and labelling

Article R412-6

…are:a) Either sold or delivered to storage, conditioning or packaging stations;b) Or sent to producer organisations;c) Or collected with a view to their immediate use in a preparation or processing…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: CONSUMER INSTITUTIONS

Article D824-6

…ajority of two-thirds of its constituent members, are automatically included on the agenda. The offices of Chairman and members of the Board are not remunerated.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-6

The person responsible, as determined by Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products, shall be liable to one year's…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Duration of the contract

Article D1242-6

…1° to 3° of article D. 1242-3, the maximum duration of the fixed-term employment contract may not exceed twenty-four months. In the case mentioned in 2°, the contract may be concluded for the duration…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange.

Article R511-6

For each protest of which a copy has been received, the court clerk shall also draw up a sheet containing the following information: the surname in capital letters, forenames, company or business name…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-6

…d the territorial professional health communities referred to in Article L. 1434-12; 3° Promoting access to care, prevention and support, in social, geographical and organisational terms, particularly…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-6

…when the local authority or grouping is deliberating on a matter of interest to the legal entity concerned or when the decision-making body of the legal entity concerned is deciding on a matter of int…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-6

…assessing the transactions referred to in the second paragraph. The terms and conditions of the procedures referred to in this I are specified by the decree provided for in Article L. 611-4. When the…

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