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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article D4221-11

Proof of sufficient proficiency in the French language as referred to in article L. 4221-12 must be provided when registering for the knowledge verification tests referred to in the second paragraph o…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Back-to-work bonus

Article R5133-1

To be entitled to the back-to-work bonus instituted by article L. 5133-1, the beneficiary of one of the allowances mentioned in the same article must have been working for at least four consecutive mo…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations to the authorities

Article R6223-1

…term of the apprenticeship contract, the employer shall provide, at the request of the Labour Inspectorate, the mission responsible for educational supervision referred to in article R. 6251-1 or the…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Care provided to prisoners.

Article R6411-1

The provisions of section 2 of chapter II of title I of book I of this part relating to care provided to prisoners are applicable in Mayotte subject to the adaptations set out in articles R. 6411-2 to…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-18-1

…hall establish and publish once a year, for each category of financial instrument, a ranking of the top five execution venues based on the trading volumes on which they executed client orders during t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-13-1

…property loan within the meaning of Chapter III of Title I of Book III of the Consumer Code subject to the provisions relating to the assessment of consumer solvency includes as a precondition the pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the clinical screening of living and deceased donors

Article R1241-19-1

…rs must meet selection criteria. The general criteria and situations on which the contraindications to tissue and cell donation are based are set by order of the Minister for Health, issued after cons…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article D2335-1-1

…FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION OF INSURANCE CONTRACTS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLES L. 2123-34 ET L. 2123-35From 1 to 99 inhabitants 108 € 72 € From 100 to 499 inhabitants 131 € 87 € From 500 to 1,499 inhabitants 15…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-1-1

Where the statements, tables or documents referred to in Article L. 355-1 are based on accounting data, the balances of the accounts used by the company must relate to them, either directly or by aggr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Causes of dissolution and separation as to property.

Article 1448

The spouse who has obtained separation as to property must contribute, in proportion to his or her faculties and those of his or her spouse, both to the expenses of the household and to those of the e…

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