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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-19

The statistical information mentioned in article R. 444-18 are estimated at national level and, for those mentioned in 1°, 2°, 5° and 10° of this article, at regional and departmental level, for each…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Travel allowances and expenses

Article R2523-19

…es and conditions for awarding the fixed allowances provided for in articles R. 2523-17 and R. 2523-18 and the holiday allowances are set by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour, agricu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-25

In article R. 713-18 : a) In the second paragraph, the words "categories or sub-categories" are replaced by the word "colleges"; b) In the fifth paragraph, the words "category and sub-category" are re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Accommodation

Article R4228-28

The equipment and characteristics of the accommodation must be such as to maintain the interior temperature at at least 18°C and to avoid condensation and excessive temperatures. Electrical installati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Litigation

Article R7343-21

The time limits set by articles R. 7343-16 and R. 7343-18 to R. 7343-20 are calculated and extended in accordance with the provisions of articles 640 to 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-3

The provisions of Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-16, L. 533-18, L. 533-19, L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1 are applicable to transactions concluded on an organised trading system.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-2

Where the law governing the contract is that of a State which does not belong to the European Union, the consumer may not be deprived of the protection afforded to him by the provisions adopted by a M…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Psychomotrician.

Article L4332-5

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 4332-2, employees who have practised the profession of psychomotrician on a principal basis for at least three years during the ten years prior t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R823-19

…et certains organismes ayant un objet d'ordre économique et social et par le décret n° 55-733 du26 mai 1955 relatif au contrôle économique et financier de l'Etat. The laboratory's financial managemen…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1535

Where the agreement resulting from mediation has been made enforceable by a court or authority of another Member State of the European Union under the conditions provided for in Article 6 of Directive…

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