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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-319

…amination, the prescription of medicines or appliances, or referral to a health care establishment; 5° Any clandestine payment or acceptance of money between practitioners.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose

Article D5134-1

…ompagnement dans l'emploi ;3° the initiative-employment contract4° The professionalisation contract;5° (Repealed) ;6° Contracts signed with an employer covered by the provisions of article L. 5132-1 r…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-8

In all written advertising, regardless of the medium used, the information relating to the annual percentage rate of charge, its fixed, variable or revisable nature, the total amount owed by the borro…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-7

…of the academic region or the minister responsible for sports, for the activities mentioned in c of 5° of article R. 212-7 and for the activity of mountain leader, alone or, when the diploma decree so…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Banknotes

Article L122-1

Legal tender banknotes are issued in accordance with Article L. 141-5. The legal tender status of a given type of banknote denominated in francs may be withdrawn by decree on a proposal from the Banqu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of poisoning

Article L1340-6

The conditions for the application of this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, in particular : 1° The organisation of the toxicovigilance system ; 2° The conditions under which the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: The department.

Article L132-3

…ormation centres; 3° The tourism, spa and leisure professions; 4° Tourism and leisure associations; 5° Tourist municipalities or their groupings and classified tourist resorts; 6° The regional tourism…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of employment, recruitment and grading

Article R113-6

For each recruitment carried out in application of articles R. 113-4 and R. 113-5, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée submits the applications for the opinion of a rec…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R241-1

…e French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code for third-party seizures by mutualités sociales agricoles ;5° By the Social Security Code for third-party notices of attachment issued by social security funds…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L3232-2

Each year, as an annex to the Finance Bill, the government shall submit a report on the application of this chapter, indicating in particular: 1° The number of employees benefiting from the supplement…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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