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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article R611-12

…l servant or public agent who is the author thereof may dispose of the economic rights attached thereto, under the conditions laid down in an agreement concluded with the public entity. 2. All other i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibited commercial practices

Article R121-1

…at the premiums mentioned in article L. 121-19 are made up of objects distributed with the aim of meeting environmental requirements, these objects are fully recyclable, whether they are fireproof rec…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160

…rticles L. 22-10-62 and L. 225-209-2 separately indicates purchase transactions and sale transactions.For each of these transactions, the register indicates, in the order of the trades carried out:1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Employee information and training

Article R4447-1

…esult from the use of work equipment producing vibrations, as well as the usefulness and manner of detecting and reporting the symptoms of such injuries;5° The conditions under which workers have the…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 15: Work involving the risk of drowning.

Article R4534-136

Where workers are exposed to the risk of drowning, the employer shall, in addition to the safety measures prescribed by this chapter, take the following special protection measures: 1° Workers exposed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Title V: Supervision of apprenticeship training leading to a diploma

Article R6251-1

For the application of the last paragraph of article L. 6211-2, each certifying minister sets up a mission, placed under his authority, responsible for the pedagogical supervision of apprenticeship tr…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Property and property investment by public health institutions

Article R6148-1

Any proposed leasing contract within the meaning of articles L. 313-7 to L. 313-11 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, the purpose of which is to build, modify or renovate real estate facilitie…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants

Article R4332-10

The allocation is distributed each year between the regions in such a way as to take into account, up to 60%, the capacity of the establishments and, up to 40%, changes in the school-age population. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-1

I.-For the implementation in kindergartens of the provisions contained in articles R. 2324-34 and R. 2324-36, the establishments set up their teams in such a way as to comply with the following minimu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of the employer referred to in 5° of Article L. 7124-1

Article R7124-19-6

…y any means to the child's legal representatives by the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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