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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 8: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article A322-177

Pursuant to article R. 322-37 of the French Sports Code, the person responsible for hiring out or repeatedly making available second-hand personal protective equipment must draw up a management sheet…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Payment of tax

Article 1724 A

Receivables of any kind that are the responsibility of the public accountants designated by decree and that are not paid on the due date shall only be assessed when their cumulative amount exceeds €16…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L4622-17

Decrees will determine the conditions for the organisation and operation of occupational health and prevention services, as well as adaptations to these conditions in the health services of health, so…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-17

The reimbursement to the consumer of the sums owed by the seller under this sub-section shall be made upon receipt of the goods or proof of their return by the consumer and at the latest within the fo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Conflict of laws relating to parentage

Article 311-17

A voluntary acknowledgement of paternity or maternity is valid if it was made in accordance with either the personal law of its author or the personal law of the child.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-17

…he employee is entitled to maternity leave for a period starting six weeks before the presumed date of childbirth and ending ten weeks after the date of childbirth.At the request of the employee and s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1251-17

The assignment contract is sent to the employee no later than two working days after it is made available.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval of programming groups and agreements

Article R212-17

Any grouping of exhibitors of cinematographic entertainment establishments shall be constituted as a legal entity.Programming agreements are the result of conventions concluded between exhibitors of c…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Reduction in the number of candidates

Article R2142-17

For contracting authorities, the minimum number of candidates indicated in the call for tenders or in the invitation to confirm interest may not be less than:1° Five in the case of a restricted call f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Introduction of part-time working arrangements

Article L3123-17

…ishment agreement or, failing that, an extended branch agreement may provide for the implementation of part-time working hours at the employer's initiative. This agreement or convention may also set t…

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