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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Security protocol.

Article R4515-6

For the host company, the safety protocol includes, in particular, the following information: 1° Safety instructions, particularly those relating to the loading or unloading operation; 2° The place of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 16: Maintenance and repair of DIY and gardening power tools

Article D224-67

The trader shall keep, where appropriate in dematerialised form, a duplicate copy of the documents communicated to the consumer for a period of two years.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Help with setting up or taking over a business.

Article R5522-66

In the case provided for in 1° of Article L. 5522-23, State aid takes the form of a capital sum paid in two or more instalments.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXII: Referral to the Cour de cassation for an opinion

Article 706-66

…the conclusions and any written observations, by the court registrar to the registry of the Cour de cassation. It is notified, together with the date of transmission of the file, to the parties by reg…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to other public contracts with the exception of those relating to the public rail passenger transport service

Article R2521-6

The provisions of article R. 2192-3 are applicable to invoices issued in performance of public contracts referred to in the legislative provisions of Chapters I to IV of Title I.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: TEMPORARY PROTECTION

Article L581-6

…btained the right to join him/her on the basis of the provisions of Article 15 of Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 shall automatically receive a temporary residence document of the same ty…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-6

…scrimination punishable by the articles 225-2 and 432-7 of the Criminal Code and the articles L. 1146-1 and L. 1155-2 of the Labour Code, when they are committed because of the victim's sex, family st…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Corsican Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council

Article R4425-6

…appropriations required to finance the Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council of Corsica, and, where appropriate, to carry out its studies, are specialised by article.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties between colleagues and members of other health professions.

Article R4322-63

In the event of a professional disagreement with a colleague, the chiropodist must first seek conciliation, if necessary through the regional or inter-regional council of the association.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-6

The purchaser may award a service contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering to the winner or one of the winners of a competition. Where there are several prize-winners, they are all…

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