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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-138

…argeable mortgage (numbers 125 to 127 of Table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° With regard to the agreement to recharge a mortgage, according to the following scale:Tranches of…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Agglomeration communities

Article L5842-28

…esia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the application of Article L. 5216-5: 1° I and II are replaced by I, II and IIa A as follows: " I. - When, in application of II of Article…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-18

The category A and B environmental inspectors referred to in article 28-3 are referred to as judicial environmental officers.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-19

The committee referred to in I of Article 28-3 shall comprise: 1° The public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation or his delegate chosen by him from among the first advocates general or advocates gene…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-9-1

…5143-2 may entrust the performance of an extemporaneous preparation, by means of a written contract:1° To a pharmacy which carries out this subcontracting activity in accordance with the provisions of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1407

…cil tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the principal dwelling is due:1° For all furnished premises allocated to residential use other than those allocated to the main re…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L4031-2

The members of the regional unions of healthcare professionals are elected, for a term set by decree, by healthcare professionals in private practice under the conventional system, by proportional lis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-2

…ities and falling within the branches or categories of contracts defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the insured may, after a period of one year from the date of first subscription, cancel tacitl…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Due diligence on the part of project owners and principals

Article R1263-12

The project owner or client who has a contract with an employer established outside France shall request the following documents from his co-contractor before the start of each posting of one or more…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-8

…e L. 654-1, to take any action or make any payment in breach of the provisions of article L. 622-7; 2° For any person mentioned in article L. 654-1, to make a payment in breach of the terms of settlem…

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