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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-129

…ucts. They carry out their duties personally. He/she supervises the preparation, storage, transport and monitoring of autovaccines for veterinary use in accordance with the good practices defined by o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the matching of personal data carried out by the Autorité nationale des jeux and by La Française des jeux for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-12

…n Article R. 333-8.These results include the following information1° The surname, first names, date and place of birth of the person concerned ;2° The event or competition and the event or events on w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure

Article R2523-12

…e required to be represented before the mediator under the conditions set out in articles L. 2522-3 and R. 2522-18 .If, without a legitimate reason, a party who has been duly summoned does not appear…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-120

…s to the capital is likely to result in a capital increase, shareholders are informed of this issue and its terms and conditions by a notice containing, in particular, the following information:1° The…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1261-1

…tered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The provisions of the first paragraph of Article 1203 and of the articles 1208-2 and 1208-4 are applicable to the claim and the proceedings. The judgment…

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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 16-12

Only the following are authorised to carry out DNA identifications: 1° The technical and forensic police services or organisations referred to in article 157-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; 2° Pe…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expressing the wishes of patients refusing treatment and patients at the end of life

Article L1111-12

When a person, in the advanced or terminal phase of a serious and incurable disease, whatever the cause, is incapable of expressing his wishes, the doctor is obliged to enquire about the expression of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Fuel costs and costs incurred in powering electric, plug-in hybrid or hydrogen vehicles

Article R3261-12

The expenses mentioned in article R. 3261-11 are not covered:1° Employees benefiting from a vehicle made available on a permanent basis by the employer with the employer paying for the cost of fuel or…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1251-12

…ed or reduced to be evaluated over twelve months. The amount of the guarantee is reviewed each year and may be revised at any time. It must not be less than 8% of sales, nor less than a minimum set ea…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-12

To be eligible for appointment as director, candidates must in particular: 1° Be French nationals or nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the E…

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