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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article L224-69

Any contract or group of contracts, concluded for consideration, by which a trader confers on a consumer, directly or indirectly, a right or service to use timeshare property or concerning long-term h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-59

The provisions of this section apply to activities in which workers are exposed or are likely to be exposed in the course of their work to carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic chemical agents. They d…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Rights of foreign nationals in waiting zones

Article R343-6

Every four years, ad hoc administrators on the list provided for in Article R. 343-2 make a new application for registration, which is examined in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 343-5. W…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of aid

Article R5141-6

As an exception to articles R. 5141-4 and R. 5141-5, when the loss of effective control results from the cessation of the business created or taken over, or the sale of the business as part of a safeg…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R*612-73-2

Failing an express decision within the time limit mentioned in Article R. 612-73-1, the application is deemed to be rejected.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Biological analyses and screening tests.

Article D1221-6

The following biological analyses and screening tests are carried out for each donation of blood or blood components intended for the preparation of labile blood products for direct therapeutic use:1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Temporary non-medical accommodation for pregnant women

Article R6111-62

I.-The establishments mentioned in this section receive funding from the health insurance scheme, in the form of a lump sum per night for temporary non-medical accommodation for pregnant women under t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals enrolled in a mobility programme

Article L422-6

Foreign students on a programme mentioned in article L. 422-5 who can prove that they have sufficient means of subsistence will be issued with a multi-annual residence permit marked "student-mobility…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-63

A registered legal entity that opens a secondary establishment shall apply for secondary registration under the conditions set out in article R. 123-41. However, this obligation does not apply to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-67

A registered legal entity that opens a secondary establishment shall apply for additional registration under the conditions set out in article R. 123-41. However, this obligation is not applicable to…

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