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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: National Agency for Personal Services.

Article L7234-1

The Agence nationale des services à la personne, a national public body responsible for promoting the development of personal services activities, may recruit private-sector contract workers for a fix…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Appeal procedures

Article L327-15

Decisions handed down by the Enforcement Board may be appealed to the Paris Court of Appeal by the sanctioned organisation or by the chairman of the Enforcement Board. Such appeals do not have suspens…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2162-1

As stated in Article 511-15 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below:"Obtaining human embryos in return for payment, in whatever form, is punishable by seven years' imprisonment and a fine of €10…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration and assessment of claims

Article L742-10

Creditors lodge their claims in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat; claims that have not been lodged within a period set by this decree are extinguished, unless t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Intercommunal agreements, conventions and conferences

Article L5221-1

Two or more municipal councils, deliberative bodies of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation or mixed syndicates may initiate between themselves, through their mayors or presidents, an…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-13

Municipalities, the Lyon metropolitan area or public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation are responsible, possibly in conjunction with the départements and regions, for the collection and t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Termination of pregnancy for medical reasons.

Article L2213-1

I.-Voluntary termination of a pregnancy may be carried out at any time if two doctors who are members of a multidisciplinary team certify, after this team has given its advisory opinion, either that c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article L432-15

The foreign national is notified in writing at least fifteen days before the date of the committee meeting, which must take place within three months of the matter being referred to it; he may be assi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI: Audiovisual communication

Article L1426-1

Local authorities or their groupings may, under the conditions laid down in the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication, éditer un service de télévision destiné aux…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2711-1

Where use is made of the prerogatives provided for by law to recognise the existence of exceptional circumstances or to implement temporary measures to deal with such circumstances and where these cir…

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