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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article R211-5

The insurance obligation applies to compensation for personal injury or damage to property resulting from :1° Accidents, fires or explosions caused by the vehicle, the accessories and products used in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article R512-5

Law enforcement officers are required, where necessary, to assist authorised officers in making findings, taking samples or seizing goods.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Formation of the company and amendment of its articles.

Article R210-5

When a limited liability company is formed, a statement of the acts performed on behalf of the company being formed, with an indication, for each of them, of the commitment that would result for the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Night work

Article R3163-5

The exemption from the ban on night work for young workers is granted by the labour inspector for a maximum period of one year, renewable. The Labour Inspector will assess the particular characteristi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conseil national d'orientation des conditions de travail (National Council for the Orientation of Working Conditions)

Article R4641-5

The Conseil national d'orientation des conditions de travail : 1° Participates in the preparation of national and international strategic guidelines relating to health and safety at work, the improvem…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-13-5

I.-As an exception to the provisions of Book I of the Code de l'expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique and Chapter III of Title II of Book I of the Code de l'environnement, the simplified public…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Additional requirements for work equipment serving defined levels by means of an enclosure.

Article R4324-51

Equipment routes and accesses, passenger compartments accessible to people and spaces in shafts where checking and maintenance operations take place are equipped with appropriate lighting.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Additional requirements for work equipment serving defined levels by means of an enclosure.

Article R4324-50

The equipment is installed or equipped in such a way as to prevent any risk of a person falling into the shaft when the carrier is not at the landing, by means of guards fitted with a device preventin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Additional requirements for work equipment serving defined levels by means of an enclosure.

Article R4324-53

Where the passenger compartment is accessible to people, the equipment is fitted with an emergency device enabling them to be quickly released, including in the event of failure of the power source.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-52

If a patent application is rejected or liable to be rejected due to non-compliance with a time limit set by the National Institute of Industrial Property, the rejection shall not be pronounced or shal…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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