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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-17

Article L. 624-6 of the French Commercial Code concerning the rights of the spouse of a debtor in receivership does not apply in the case of life insurance taken out by a trader for the benefit of his…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L7121-17

If an artistic agent established in France fails to comply with the first paragraph of article L. 7121-13, he or she will be liable to six months' imprisonment and a fine of €3,750 in the event of a r…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to bariatric surgery

Article R6123-211

The holder of the "bariatric surgery" authorisation is organised in such a way as to be able to provide each patient with an opinion validating the surgical management, based on multidisciplinary cons…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-17

Disregarding, directly or through an intermediary, the ban on carrying out the activity of freelance administration ordered by the court pursuant to the last paragraph of article L. 1255-14 is punisha…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-17

After completion of the procedure provided for in Article L. 612-14, the patent shall be granted. All titles granted shall include the description, where applicable the drawings, the claims and, in th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-17

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a collective branch agreement may provide for the maximum daily working time provided for in article L. 3122-6 to be exceeded, under conditions d…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5215-17

In urban communities of at least 400,000 inhabitants, the allowances voted by the community council for the effective exercise of the mandate of community councillor are at most equal to 28% of the re…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-17

Failure to comply with article L. 6352-13 by means of advertising containing information that is likely to mislead as to the conditions of access to the courses on offer, their content, penalties or f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article L426-17

A foreign national who provides proof of at least five years' regular uninterrupted residence in France under a temporary or multi-annual residence permit or a resident's permit, stable and regular re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substitute team.

Article L3132-17

The agreement or arrangement providing for the setting up of a stand-by team shall include provisions concerning : 1° The specific conditions for implementing training for staff working in a stand-by…

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