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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Effects of the guarantee between the creditor and the guarantor

Article 2302

The professional creditor is obliged, before 31 March each year and at its own expense, to inform any guarantor who is a natural person of the amount of the principal of the debt, interest and other a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 269

When appointing the expert or as soon as he is in a position to do so, the judge who orders the expert report or the judge in charge of the review sets the amount of an advance on the expert's remuner…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Valuation of assets

Article A343-2-2

…eplacing the capital C by the value of the freehold at the lowest price on the day of the inventory and, for other investments, the estimated value as provided for in article 121-6 of the aforemention…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions.

Article 208

The judge hears the witnesses in their evidence separately and in the order he or she determines. The witnesses shall be heard in the presence of the parties or the parties called. By way of exception…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Availability of beneficiaries' rights.

Article D3324-21-2

When a beneficiary requests payment of the profit-sharing in accordance with the provisions of article R. 3324-21-1, the undertakings shall make this payment before the first day of the sixth month fo…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-26-2

…ead of granting parental leave, under the same conditions. The change in the number of hours worked and the return to the initial number of hours worked are automatic. The change in the number of hour…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-23-2

…within the meaning of b of 15° of article L. 5121-1, as the biological medicinal product prescribed;2° This similar biological group appears on a list, accompanied, where applicable, by conditions for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Departmental fire brigade (R)

Article R1424-23-2

In addition to the officers and non-commissioned officers whose number is determined by the previous article, there are officers in post in the groups whose maximum number is set by joint order of the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions.

Article 214

The parties must not interrupt or interpellate or seek to influence the witnesses giving evidence, or address them directly, on pain of exclusion. The judge shall, if he considers it necessary, ask th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the register of travel agents and other operators involved in the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-25

Deregistration is also carried out at the request of the natural person or legal entity registered in the register or when the legal entity concerned is dissolved as a result of a judgement ordering t…

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