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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee.

Article R2573-58-2

The Local Finance Committee, in accordance with the choices made pursuant to Article R. 2573-58-1, distributes the territorial allocation for investment by the communes between the communes of French…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Brevet professionnel de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (vocational qualifications in youth, popular education and sport)

Article D212-27-1

Persons are admitted to prepare, by means of initial training, for the vocational diploma in youth, popular education and sport covered by article L. 212-1, in an accredited training body mentioned in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-5

The rights conferred by the patent do not extend: a) To acts performed in a private context and for non-commercial purposes; b) To acts performed on an experimental basis which relate to the subject m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Establishment of social and economic committees and works councils

Article L2313-5

In the event of a dispute concerning the employer's decision provided for in article L. 2313-4, the number and perimeter of the separate establishments are set by the administrative authority of the c…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article L695-5

A decree in Council of State shall specify the conditions of application of this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-5

The client or the person placing the order, informed in writing by an inspection officer mentioned in article L. 8271-7 or by a trade union or a professional association or an institution representing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-54

The person or persons designated by the social and economic committee, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 661-10 of the French Commercial Code, shall be heard by the competent court: 1° D…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-4

Insurance contracts taken out by the reinsured companies referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 322-117-1 must indicate, in very conspicuous characters, the name and address of the mutual in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-2-8

When a committal order with deferred effect has been issued, referral to the sentence enforcement judge by the sentenced person in accordance with article D. 49-11 of a request for semi-liberty, work…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Initial training

Article D1442-10-2

This initial training is organised by the Ecole nationale de la magistrature.The content of the initial training is set by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister for Employment, publi…

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