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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Insurance on goods transported by all modes of transport

Article L173-21

It may also take place in the following cases1° If the ship is unseaworthy and if it has not been possible to start transporting the goods by any means of transport within three months;2° No news of t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the entry into or exit from national territory of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 coming from or destined for Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article R1245-21

Manufacturers of in vitro diagnostic medical devices may procure tissues, their derivatives and cells from the human body, whatever their level of processing, in a Member State of the European Union o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-211

…son responsible for servicing its securities.The Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, must indicate, in the report provided for in Article L. 225-100, the number of shares p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-21

The methods for calculating the financial indicators provided for in articles L. 2334-4, L. 2334-5, L. 2336-2 and L. 5211-29 are, as far as new communes are concerned, specified by decree in the Conse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-21

…ration of the trial period, including renewals, may not exceed : 1° Four months for manual and clerical workers ; 2° Six months for supervisors and technicians; 3° Eight months for managers.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Emergency care teaching centres and emergency first aid training

Article D6311-21

The emergency care teaching centre is approved for a period of five years by the director general of the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction on the basis of a dossier submitted to thi…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-21

The specialised committee or the body performing its functions is bound by an obligation of confidentiality with regard to information relating to: 1° The services provided by the members of the netwo…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-21

…the offences provided for in article L. 332-19 are also liable to the following penalties: 1° Confiscation of movable and immovable property belonging to or used by the association or group maintained…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-21

…e tangible and intangible property rights to the video game, or at least 30% of these rights in the case of an international co-production;2° The video game is the subject of a French-language version…

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

Article R3262-21

Where the vouchers are issued by a specialised company, it may only accept in payment instalments corresponding to the full value of these vouchers. These payments are made: 1° Either by direct transf…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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