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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Levies

Article R512-24-2

…ovisions of article R. 512-9-1 apply to samples taken as part of the checks provided for in Article L. 511-14 for samples falling within the scope of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 mentioned i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specific insurance accounting policies and valuations

Article A343-2-2

For listed securities, the estimate provided for in Article R. 343-10 is made according to the same rules as those defined in article 121-6 of regulation no. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 of the Autorit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Radiation .

Article R4722-21-2

The labour inspection officer referred to in article L. 8112-1 may ask the employer to have a technical check carried out on the exposure limit values for electromagnetic fields defined in articles R.…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-22

The professional who markets maintenance or repair services for passenger cars and vans defined in article R. 311-1 of the Highway Code allows consumers to opt to use spare parts from the circular eco…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definition, assimilation and classification.

Article 28

The type of goods is the designation assigned to them by the Common Customs Tariff. Decrees issued by the Minister for the Economy and Finance may prescribe the use of the coding elements of the nomen…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Disabled workers.

Article R5523-2-2

For the application of article R. 5213-76 to Mayotte, the words: "in article L. 321-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in 7° of article 20-1 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Effects of the guarantee between the creditor and the guarantor

Article 2307

…ve the effect of depriving the natural person guarantor of the minimum resources set out in Article L. 731-2 of the French Consumer Code.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-20-2

The authorisation to manage a blood depot referred to in article L. 1221-10 is granted by the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction, after obtaining the opinion of the Etablissement fra…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the insurance of vehicles in international traffic and certain other vehicles.

Article R*211-22

…ing into France a vehicle that is not normally based in France or in a State referred to in article L. 211-4 must comply with the insurance obligation if they are in possession of a valid internationa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-20-2

…raft resolutions be included on the agenda of a meeting, pursuant to the fifth paragraph of Article L. 223-27, he may ask the company, by simple or registered letter or by electronic mail, to notify h…

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