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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations of the agent.

Article 1993

Every agent is bound to render an account of his management, and to account to the principal for all that he has received by virtue of his power of attorney, even if what he would have received had no…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: The different ways in which the term of office ends.

Article 2005

Revocation notified to the agent alone cannot be set up against third parties who dealt in ignorance of this revocation, except for the principal his recourse against the agent.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2011

A trust is a transaction by which one or more settlors transfer property, rights or security interests, or a bundle of property, rights or security interests, present or future, to one or more trustee…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-4 (art. A212-49)

CERTIFICATION FRAMEWORK UC 1 CETo design an action projectOI 11 CEAnalyse the challenges of the socio-professional contextOI 111 CEPlace their action within the framework of the organisation's guideli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Unilateral employer document

Article L1233-24-4

In the absence of an agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1, a document drawn up by the employer after the last meeting of the social and economic committee sets out the content of the job prot…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R*441-9

No gratuitous benefit may be stipulated for the transactions provided for in this chapter.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition

Article R613-44-9

The Institut national de la propriété industrielle publishes a new patent specification when the decision ruling on the opposition, which is no longer subject to appeal, maintains the patent in an ame…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Direct referral to the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial (National Commission for Commercial Development)

Article R752-43-9

The provisions of article R. 752-39 are applicable. In addition to the addressees mentioned in the first paragraph of this article, the new notice or decision is also notified, subject to the same tim…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from weekly working hours

Article D5132-43-9

When an employer plans to conclude employment contracts that derogate, for all of its eligible employees, from the minimum weekly working time of twenty hours, it must provide the Prefect with: 1° A d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-4

Authorisation may only be granted if the holder has access, on site or by agreement, to digestive endoscopy and an interventional radiology unit for the purposes of managing any post-operative complic…

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