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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-82

The marriage contract, counter-letter, change of matrimonial regime (number 41 of table 5) give rise to the collection:1° Where there are no contributions or dowries or where the value of the property…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Personal protective equipment

Article R4313-80

…ure defined by article R. 4313-20 Personal protective equipment that is new or considered to be new and whose purpose is to protect the user against: 1° Mechanical aggression whose effects are superfi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-8

Without prejudice to article L. 113-15-2, the policyholder and the insurance undertaking may terminate the contract annually by notifying the other party at least two months before the expiry date. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Initial training of medical auxiliaries, nursing auxiliaries, nursery auxiliaries, ambulance drivers and dental assistants recruited to meet the needs of the armed forces

Article D4383-8

Military personnel and civil servants, contract employees and State workers working for the Ministry of Defence may be welcomed to take part in training activities in the schools or institutes trainin…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The proceedings.

Article 861-2

…shall only allow the claims made against that party if he considers them to be regular, admissible and well-founded.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R1423-53

…iliffs are paid fees equal to half of those provided for in their tariffs for similar acts in civil and commercial matters.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Witnesses

Article R1423-54

Witnesses called to testify in industrial tribunal proceedings are paid an appearance allowance and, where applicable, travel and subsistence expenses equal to those paid to witnesses called to testif…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information retained by contracting entities

Article R2184-8

…f the appropriate measures taken to ensure that competition has not been distorted by prior studies and exchanges with economic operators or by the participation of an economic operator in the prepara…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-8

The Chairman of the Commission, when he is not seconded to the Office, and, where applicable, his deputy or deputies, receive allowances in recognition of the particular duties to which they are subje…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-8

The fee provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 663-9 for drawing up the economic, social and environmental report and assisting the debtor in preparing a safeguard or recovery plan (number…

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