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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contraceptives other than medicines and condoms.

Article R5134-13

Advertising to the public for a product or object defined in article R. 5134-11 may not include any element which : 1° Suggest that the effect of the product or object is guaranteed or that it has no…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-13

No charges related to payment rejection may be levied by an electricity and natural gas supplier on natural persons not acting for professional purposes who benefit from the energy voucher provided fo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-2

Mediation concerns all or part of the dispute. Under no circumstances does it relieve the judge, who may at any time take any other measures he deems necessary.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-10

When circumstances so require, the Commission may propose to the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée that the examination of a file be adjourned to another meeting.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Unjust enrichment

Article 1303-2

There is no right to compensation if the impoverishment arises from an act performed by the impoverished person with a view to personal gain.Compensation may be moderated by the judge if the impoveris…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-13

An operator of voluntary sales of movable property by public auction mentioned in article L. 321-4 may grant the seller an advance on the auction price of the property offered for sale.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Budgetary and accounting organisation

Article R1222-13

Revenue and imprest accounts may be set up under the conditions set out in Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Respective rights and duties of management and staff under their authority

Article R8124-13

Employees may hold political office under the conditions guaranteed in particular by the Electoral Code and the General Code of Local Authorities, subject to the provisions of article R. 8124-15.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Information for parties and third parties

Article A444-13

…with the formalities for the forced sale 20.21 € 12 Service of the sale date on the debtor 20.21 € 13 Notification to the debtor of the unavailability of the vehicle registration certificate 32.98 €…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-133

…taminating workers and equipment;12° Procedures for managing excavated material, backfill and waste;13° Working hours and times determined in application of Articles R. 4412-118 and R. 4412-119 ; 14°…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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