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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-13

The judge sets the date, time and place of the hearing.The court clerk will immediately summon, by any means, in their capacity as parties to the proceedings:1° The applicant and his lawyer, if he has…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of external companies and their representatives.

Article R4523-13

…ist of the names of the representatives of the external undertakings on the extended health, safety and working conditions committee in the same place as that reserved for the information mentioned in…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Education, re-education and vocational training centres

Article R5213-13

…3-9 to R. 5213-12 are submitted to the permanent section of the Higher Council for the Professional and Social Reclassification of Disabled Workers for its opinion.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-13

Every three years, in the two months preceding the anniversary of the date on which the licence was obtained, the beneficiary of the licence sends the Prefect referred to in article R. * 7123-9, by re…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346-1

…s co-contractor should be subrogated to him at the time of payment. The concomitance of subrogation and payment may be proved by any means..

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other written documents

Article 1378-1

Domestic registers and papers are not evidence in favour of the person who wrote them.They are evidence against him:1° In all cases where they formally state a payment received;2° When they contain th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions relating to money market instruments

Article 1343-1

…n obligation to pay a sum of money bears interest, the debtor is discharged by paying the principal and interest. Partial payment is set off against the interest first.Interest is granted by law or st…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The creditor's formal notice

Article 1345-1

If the obstruction has not ended within two months of the formal notice, the debtor may, where the obligation relates to a sum of money, consign it to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations or, where…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-13

No one may be discriminated against on the grounds of their genetic characteristics.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Professional certificate in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-13

…ference framework is made up of an activity reference framework which describes the work situations and activities carried out, and the trades or jobs targeted, and a skills reference framework which…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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