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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 1300-1

Oppositions made by the persons referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article 1397 of the Civil Code are notified to the notary who drew up the deed. He informs the spouses. In the event o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duration of the contract.

Article L6222-11

…for a maximum of one year:1° Either by extending the initial contract or the apprenticeship period;2° Or by signing a new contract with another employer under conditions laid down by decree.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Incorporation, registration and registration.

Article R822-43

The registration and transmission of the company's application for registration meet the conditions set out in article R. 822-9. The High Council or its delegate requests bulletin no. 2 of the crimina…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Risk assessment.

Article R4541-6

…fort required, the characteristics of the working environment and the requirements of the activity; 2° Individual risk factors, as defined by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour and ag…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R8115-1

When a Labour Inspectorate inspection officer observes one of the breaches of the obligations mentioned in section 2 of this chapter, he sends the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumpt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-15

…he applicant for authorisation and, where applicable, those of the marketing authorisation holder ; 2° The name of the medicinal product, including its international non-proprietary name, and the name…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-15

…execution plans and specifications for use on the site, as well as the corresponding summary plans;2° To draw up a detailed cost estimate for each public contract on the basis of the execution plans;…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 ter

…l or administrative subdivisions, including local authorities, or on behalf of the European Union ; 2° administrative penalties, fines, fees and surcharges relating to claims which may be the subject…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties.

Article L1324-1 A

…e, this sum will be recovered in the same way as for State debts not relating to taxes or property; 2° Enforce the prescribed measures at the expense of the interested party. The sums deposited in app…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-41

…56-5 and 57 and by the first paragraph of article 59, objects: 1° Which may be used as evidence, or 2° Which have been acquired by the person sought as a result of the offence. When ruling on the surr…

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