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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-32

The agreement between the parties resulting from the conciliation proposal in the case provided for in Article L. 615-21 is made enforceable by decision of the President of the Tribunal de Grande Inst…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Consumer information and assistance

Article L616-3

In the event of a cross-border dispute, all consumers benefit, in accordance with procedures laid down by decree in the Council of State, from the assistance and information necessary to be directed t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Occupational risk prevention workers in inter-company occupational health services.

Article R4623-39

When the occupational health and prevention service does not have the necessary technical skills to intervene, it may call on the services of a professional risk prevention consultant registered in ac…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Right to leave

Article D7121-34

If, at the time of the employee's departure, the employer has not issued the certificate proving the employee's entitlement to leave, the employee may request it within six months of his or her depart…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Conciliation Commission.

Article R6142-31

The committee's opinion and the minutes of the meeting are forwarded to the ministers responsible for higher education and health for their decision. The ministers shall decide without the committee's…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-37

Approval of a circuit is granted for a period of four years by the Prefect, after an inspection and an opinion by the Commission nationale d'examen des circuits de vitesse (National Speed Circuit Exam…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Control.

Article L6116-3

Each year, health care institutions submit their accounts to the regional health agency. In the case of private health establishments, the regional health agency may also request that the accounts of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-39

If a member of the Conseil des maisons de vente, a qualified person appointed or a representative of the profession elected, is unable to attend or resigns, he or she is replaced by his or her alterna…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Seizure of operating income

Article L333-3

The unseizable proportion of these sums may in no case be less than four-fifths, where they are at most equal annually to the highest level of resources provided for pursuant to Chapter V of Title IV…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 348-7

Where the parents refuse to consent to the adoption of their child in respect of whom they have lost interest to the risk of compromising the child's health or morals, the court may order the adoption…

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