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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-4-2

…ployment contract, from psychological support, guidance, support, assessment of professional skills and training designed to promote redeployment. Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 933-6, t…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-222-2

The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies determines whether the legal unit belongs to the social and solidarity economy pursuant to 1° of II of Article 1 of Law No. 2014-856 of 31 Jul…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-234-2

The Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques is authorised to verify and, if necessary, correct the address of establishments on the basis of geographical references. It may suppl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R*431-6-2

…entatives of the French State on the Board of Directors of Caisse centrale de réassurance (1). The mandate of member of the Board of Directors representing the State is free of charge, without prejudi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses

Article R2123-22-2

…of the Town Council may claim, on presentation of supporting documents, reimbursement of the travel and subsistence expenses they incur when travelling outside the territory of the municipality to tak…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-25-2

…r which a trader, or any person holding himself out or acting as a trader, provides digital content and a digital service to a consumer, and the consumer pays a price or obtains any other benefit inst…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-26-2

…nly in winter, the delegation is granted from 1st January of the year following that of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. At the end of the periods defined in the first three paragraphs accordi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28-2

The delegation contract is amended in the event of the partial withdrawal of a delegation entrusted to a federation. It is also amended when changes to the documents appended to the contract are such…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 212-2

…the basis of a civil party, the investigating chamber may, at the request of the public prosecutor and in a reasoned decision, if it considers that the civil party's application was abusive or dilato…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Divorce by judicial mutual consent

Article 230

…divorce may be requested jointly by the spouses where they agree on the breakdown of the marriage and its effects by submitting for the judge's approval an agreement settling the consequences of the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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