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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Liaison appointments

Article R4624-33-1

Occupational health and prevention service staff responsible for occupational risk prevention or individual health monitoring take part in the liaison meeting mentioned in article L. 1226-1-3 as and w…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article R6224-1

For medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence: 1° The documents mentioned in 4° of II of Article R. 6221-1 are sent to the Minister for Defence and, for laboratories…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-36

Diving boards are run-up and take-off areas for diving. They include: - springboards measuring 1 and 3 metres; - platforms measuring 1, 3, 5, 7, 50 and 10 metres. The overhead and underwater safety ga…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 133-1

In the cases provided for by articles 125,127and 133, when the person is detained by the police or gendarmerie before being brought before a magistrate, the public prosecutor for the place of arrest i…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 65

If, while in police custody, the person is heard in proceedings for another offence and there are reasonable grounds to suspect that he or she has committed or attempted to commit this offence, the in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article L811-2-1

For their application in Mayotte, the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the French Southern and Antarctic Territories and New Caledonia, Articles L. 122-3-1 and L. 211-6 shall read as follows:Art. L. 122-3-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-3-4

I.- In order to facilitate the cooperation they organise within the framework of the agreement referred to in article L. 6111-3-2 with primary care providers in the areas they serve, local hospitals m…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter X: Insurance against the risk of cyber attacks

Article L12-10-1

The payment of a sum pursuant to a clause in an insurance contract intended to compensate an insured party for loss or damage caused by a breach of an automated data processing system referred to in a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article D521-6

The seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts with exclusive jurisdiction to hear design actions pursuant to Article L. 521-3-1 of the Intellectual Property Code are set in accordance with Table VI…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-19

The services listed under numbers 79 to 92 of Table 3-1 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-1 of article appendix 4-7) Description of service Fee 79 Summon…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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