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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-5

…ancières de professions libérales. Where the legal form of practice is a company, the share capital and voting rights may be held by any person practising a legal or judicial profession or by any pers…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employment contract.

Article L7121-5

…te party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area where they usually provide similar services and who come to France to exercise their activity, through the provision of services, on a temporary…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R1261-5

Apart from the situations provided for in III and IV of article R. 1261-18, the medical teaching and research activities organised within the body reception structure of the establishment authorised i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article D3131-5

In the event of an increase in activity, the agreement provided for in article L. 3131-2 may provide for a reduction in the daily rest period.

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

Article R2324-5

A health nursery may only be managed by a person aged between twenty-five and sixty-five. This person must be a doctor or nursery nurse. They must have practised this profession for at least five year…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-5

…proportionate to the total number of people using it. This width is calculated on the basis of a standard passage unit of 0.60 metres. However, when a clearance has only one or two passage units, the…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating conditions.

Article R4644-5

…s right of access is exercised under conditions which guarantee the confidential nature of the data and the protection of the information referred to in Article R. 4624-9.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article R7121-51

An artistic agent who holds a live performance contractor's licence and produces a live performance and who, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7121-12, collects a commission from all the artis…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article R7121-52

Any artistic agent established on national territory who collects sums in disregard of the provisions of article L. 7121-13 is liable to a fifth-class fine.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General safety obligation

Article L421-5

A product is deemed to satisfy the general safety obligation set out in article L. 421-3, when it complies with the specific regulations applicable to it aimed at protecting consumer health or safety.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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