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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-388

If one of the two parties does not withdraw from the contract within the period set out in article R. 6152-387, the contract will end on the date agreed in the termination agreement.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-4

…d gifts. Commercial law:General concepts on:means of payment and credit;commercial pledge;pledge of tools and equipment;business: constituent elements, pledge, sale;commercial companies. Law on the sa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-3

…ht against money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Professional regulation: Status of operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction and persons authorised to conduct voluntary s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-37

The grant is paid as follows:-75% at the time of the award decision;-25% after submission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the reworked version of the project. Within the limit…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-3

…cedures set out in the articles 135, 137-3, first paragraph and 464-1 and is motivated by reference to the provisions of 1° to 6° of article 144. It is enforceable provisionally. When the accused is i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-41

…rovided for in Article L. 412-1 the provisions of Article 2, paragraph 1 of Article 3, paragraphs 2 to 5 of Article 11 and Annex VII of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Temporary work at a height

Article D4153-31

I.-It is forbidden to assign young people to the erection and dismantling of scaffolding. II -The prohibition referred to in I may be waived under the conditions and in the forms set out in section 3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Temporary work at a height

Article D4153-30

I.-It is forbidden to assign young people to temporary work at a height where the risk of falling from a height is not prevented by collective protection measures. II-The ban mentioned in I may be wai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Temporary work at a height

Article D4153-32

It is forbidden to assign young people to work at height on trees and other woody and semi-woody species.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-3-1

When deferring the sentence for the purposes of personality investigations pursuant to Article 132-70-1 of the Criminal Code, the court may also place or maintain the convicted person under judicial s…

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