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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Death certificate

Article R2213-1-2

…ublic Health Code and transmit the sections of this certificate without delay under the conditions set out in II, III and IV.II. - The administrative section of the death certificate is drawn up elect…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R743-139-2

Unless they are employed by a clerk of several commercial courts, salaried commercial court clerks may only carry out their duties within a single office.They may carry out the tasks devolved to comme…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-215-1

I. - Dental surgeons are free to communicate to the public, by any means, including on an Internet site, information likely to contribute to the patient's free choice of practitioner, relating in part…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article R812-22-1

The provisions relating to the disciplinary procedure before the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires and those relating t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings for judgment

Article 1564-2

Subject to the provisions of Article 2067 of the Civil Code, where the preparation of the case has enabled a full agreement to be reached on the substance of the dispute, the application for homologat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-16

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events and that proposes, through its articles of association, to combat drug addiction or drug trafficking may…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Imports

Article 293 A quater

…the import declaration.II.-The following may opt, where they are not designated as the taxpayer by 1° to 3° of 2 of Article 293 A:1° In the case of distance selling of imported goods, the taxable per…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Age of admission.

Article L4153-1

It is forbidden to employ workers under the age of sixteen, except in the case of :1° Minors aged fifteen and over who hold an apprenticeship contract, under the conditions set out in article L. 6222-…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-2-1

The action plan referred to in article L. 2242-3 is filed by the employer under the conditions set out in article D. 2231-4.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Amending and cancelling declarations

Article R6351-9

…ssessing the conditions for cancelling the registration of the declaration of activity mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 6351-4, the services examined are those corresponding to the revenue appeari…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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