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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-6

…mally expressed agreement, in the following cases: 1° Scientific or technical works; 2° Anthologies and encyclopaedias; 3° Prefaces, annotations, introductions, presentations; 4° Illustrations for a w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article L1617-6

…accountants, in dematerialised form, the documents required for the execution of their expenditure and revenue, in compliance with the procedures laid down by decree: 1° The regions and the Corsican…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-69

…ay only be erected, dismantled or significantly altered under the supervision of a competent person and by workers who have received appropriate training specific to the operations envisaged. The cont…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Apprenticeship supervisors

Article R6226-6

…quisition by the apprentice in this company of the skills corresponding to the qualification sought and the title or diploma prepared, in liaison with the apprentice master appointed within the tempor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55-5

…osition pénale includes the completion of a training period, the provisions of articles R. 131-11-1 and R. 131-35 to R. 131-45 of the Penal Code are applicable. The same applies when the measure is or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-26-6

…de in an annex all the information required to substantiate the non-compliance with the prohibition and inform the practitioner of the opportunity to submit written observations. The practitioner summ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-59

The notarial attestation (number 1 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee, according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 1.935% From €6,500 to €17…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article R661-6

An appeal against judgments rendered pursuant to articles L. 661-1, L. 661-6 , Chapters I and III of Title V, Section II of Chapter II and Chapter IV of Title IX of Book VI of the Legislative Part of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Right of accession in relation to movable property

Article 572

Where a person has used in part the material which belonged to him and in part that which did not belong to him to form a thing of a new kind, without either of the two materials being entirely destro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Right of accession in relation to movable property

Article 575

When the thing remains in common between the owners of the materials from which it was formed, it must be licensed for the common benefit.

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