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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Eggs and poultrymeat

Article R412-27

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 and 2, of paragraph 3 of Chapter I and those of V of Chapter II of Section X "Eggs and egg products" of Anne…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-1

The special employee profit-sharing reserve is set up as follows: 1° The sums allocated to this special reserve are, after closure of the accounts for the financial year, calculated on the profit made…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Support for mobility training.

Article R5522-78

Mobility training is provided in the form of: 1° An apprenticeship contract; 2° One of the training courses listed in article L. 6313-1; 3° A sandwich course contract; 4° A work placement in a company…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reporting of positions

Article L420-16

…and L. 310-1-1 of the French Insurance Code, insurance group companies mentioned in article L. 322-1-2 of the same code, mutual insurance companies and unions of mutual insurance companies governed b…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 479

Where the mandate extends to the protection of the person, the rights and obligations of the mandatary are defined by the articles 457-1 to 459-2. Any stipulation to the contrary is deemed unwritten.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Extending the stay of students and researchers

Article L422-10

A foreign national with health insurance who provides proof of either having held a temporary or multi-annual residence permit bearing the word "student" issued on the basis of articles L. 422-1, L. 4…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

…46, R. 613-56 and R. 613-58 only insofar as they concern industrial property attorneys;Article R. 411-25 is applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2019-1333 of 11 Dec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions.

Article D6124-137

The medical staff working in a neurosurgery inpatient unit include:1° At least two qualified doctors specialising in neurosurgery ;2° Anaesthetists on the basis of a protocol agreed with the neurosurg…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Furnished tourist accommodation

Article L324-2-1

I.-Any person who engages in or assists in the rental of furnished tourist accommodation subject to article L. 324-1-1 of this Code and articles L. 631-7 et seq. of the Code de la Construction et de l…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-6

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book V in New Caledonia: 1° In article L. 2512-1, 2° is worded as follows: "2° A legal instrument such as an international agreement relating to wo…

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