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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Judicial administration of evidence

Article R153-3

On pain of inadmissibility, the party or third party to the proceedings who invokes the protection of business secrecy for a document whose communication or production is requested shall provide the j…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest with electronic surveillance and pre-trial detention

Article D32-31

Where, in accordance with the provisions of the seventh and ninth paragraphs of article 145, the liberty and custody judge orders the provisional incarceration of the person under investigation with a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Dismissal of fewer than ten employees within a thirty-day period

Article D1233-3

In the event of redundancies for economic reasons involving fewer than ten employees within the same thirty-day period, the employer must inform the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consum…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4432-3

The Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council of La Réunion comprises fifty-five members, including: 1° Twenty-one representatives of companies and self-employed professional activities in t…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article D3822-3

For their application in Wallis and Futuna: 1° In article D. 3512-9-1, the words: "tobacconists, holders of the status of purchaser-reseller and resellers, mentioned in the first paragraph of article…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article A742-3

Applications must be sent by teleprocedure on the Ministry of Justice website, no later than three months before the date of the first test.Application files include:1° A request from the interested p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6113-35

To carry out its tasks, the agency may in particular: 1° Acquire the necessary movable or immovable property; 2° Allocate, from its own budget and within the framework of agreements approved by its Bo…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to other public contracts with the exception of those relating to the public rail passenger transport service

Article R2521-3

For the amicable settlement of disputes between the parties to a public contract referred to in Articles L. 2511-1 to L. 2515-1, the provisions of Chapter VII of Title IX of Book I are applicable, wit…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Article D211-3

The general terms and conditions applicable to contracts mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 224-25-12 include a box informing consumers of the procedures for implementing the legal guaran…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-31

The obligation set out in article L. 224-109 is not applicable when parts from the circular economy are not available within the timeframe compatible with the date or timeframe for the provision of th…

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