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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Training activities

Article D6313-3-2

The implementation of on-the-job training includes : 1° Analysis of the work activity in order, where appropriate, to adapt it for teaching purposes; 2° Prior appointment of a trainer who may act as a…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-1

A société anonyme (public limited company) is a company whose capital is divided into shares and which is formed between partners who bear losses only up to the amount of their contributions.It is for…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30-4

Apart from cases of loss or forfeiture of French nationality, proof of an individual's foreign nationality can only be established by showing that the person concerned does not meet any of the conditi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1243-3

Early termination of a fixed-term employment contract at the employee's initiative in cases other than those provided for in Articles L. 1243-1 and L. 1243-2 entitles the employer to damages correspon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-5

The establishments mentioned in article L. 1113-1 or the State are not liable when the loss or deterioration results from the nature or a defect of the item. The same applies when the damage was made…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Whole-body insurance.

Article L174-1

Hull insurance covers material loss and damage to the boat and its insured outbuildings resulting from all navigation accidents or events of force majeure, except where formal and limited exclusions a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Obligations of the insurer

Article L175-23

The insurer shall reimburse only the cost of replacements and repairs recognised as necessary; the compensation due by the insurer to the insured may not exceed the value of the insured item at the ti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-10

Where the victim, subsequent to the payment of compensation, obtains, for the same loss, one of the benefits or compensation referred to in Article 706-9, the fund may ask the commission that granted…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-48

The compensation fund set up by article L. 431-14 contributes, within the framework of the agreements provided for in the said article, to compensation for losses affecting buildings for which work be…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and scope of the bond

Article 2299

The professional creditor is required to warn the natural person guarantor when the principal debtor's commitment is unsuited to the latter's financial capacities. Failing this, the creditor forfeits…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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