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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the parties

Article 696-129

…sons under investigation, assisted witnesses or civil parties shall exercise all the rights granted to them by this Code during the investigation, in particular the right to be assisted by a lawyer an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions from cover, forfeiture and recourse by the insurer.

Article R211-12

Where an insurance contract includes one of the exclusions of cover provided for in article R. 211-11, it must state that if the limitations of use which justify this exclusion are not complied with,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-12

The mortgage loans referred to in 11° of article R. 332-2 must be secured by a first-ranking mortgage on a building located in the territory of one of the Member States of the OECD or on a ship. The t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-12

…ippery; 2° If there is no riser, successive steps must overlap by 5 centimetres; 3° It is forbidden to place one or two isolated steps in the main passageways; 4° The dimensions of staircase steps mus…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for granting compensation.

Article D5424-12

…e for each hour lost from the second onwards during the same week or during a continuous period of stoppage.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Foreign workers.

Article R5523-12

For seafarers, the authorisations referred to in article R. 5523-10 are issued by the maritime authority under the conditions laid down in the Maritime Labour Code.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deposits to be made by companies having their registered office abroad

Article R123-120-1

…company has its registered office in one of the Member States of the European Community or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the deeds and documents may, at its request, be file…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article L2352-12

In order to negotiate, the special negotiating body may be assisted by experts of its choice at any level it deems appropriate. These experts participate in the meetings of the group in an advisory ca…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-12

…ficiary is the responsibility of the person under investigation, for an amount fixed by the parties to the contract constituting the security.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Change of use.

Article R4623-12

The procedure provided for in Article R. 4623-5 also applies: 1° In autonomous occupational health and prevention services, in the event of a change of sector or company in the group monitored by an o…

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