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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional rules.

Article D5232-5

The provider of services and the distributor of equipment shall treat the person who is ill or suffering from an incapacity or disability with the same conscientiousness, without discrimination and wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-56-1-1

…l trace from an unknown person, with the genetic fingerprints of the persons mentioned in the first and second paragraphs of Article 706-54 for the purpose of searching for persons who may be related…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4314-5

I.-For the purposes of verifying the compliance of equipment with the design, manufacturing and marketing rules applicable to it and obtaining evidence of any non-compliance, the market surveillance a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Forwarding agents.

Article L132-5

He is liable for damage to or loss of goods and effects, unless otherwise stipulated in the consignment note, or force majeure..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-5

…istered notarial or private deed.It relates only to the elements of the business listed in the sale and in the registration, and in the absence of precise designation, only to the sign and trade name,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Telephone information

Article L224-57

Subject to the tariff applied for the provision of directory enquiry services, no specific call tariff other than that for a national call may be applied, by mobile telephone operators, to calls made…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Telephone information

Article L224-58

…rm the consumer of the tariff for this connection. This information must be provided systematically and prior to the consumer's express acceptance of the contact offer.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-5

…evoke the measure. If the child's situation allows, the public prosecutor will determine the nature and frequency of the parents' right to correspond, visit and stay with the child, unless he or she r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article L312-5

Without prejudice to the provisions of the town planning code and the building and housing code applicable to establishments open to the public and subject to the provisions of article L. 312-7 of thi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Serious illness.

Article L1226-5

Any employee suffering from a serious illness within the meaning of 3° and 4° of Article L. 160-14 of the Social Security Code is entitled to leave of absence to undergo the medical treatment made nec…

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