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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-5

The term of office of the members of the Board of Directors ends at the same time as the term of office or the functions in respect of which they were appointed. The term of office of the members of t…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-20

Where childbirth occurs before the presumed date, maternity leave may be extended until the end of the sixteen, twenty-six, thirty-four or forty-six weeks of suspension of contract to which the employ…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules specific to leases.

Article 1759

If the tenant of a house or flat continues to enjoy it after the expiry of the lease in writing, without opposition from the landlord, he will be deemed to occupy it on the same conditions, for the te…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-181

Persons who have declared their activity in accordance with the provisions of the Order of 12 January 1994 retain the benefit of this declaration for the three-year period initially provided for in ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L920-2

For the application of this code in the collectivity, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° Deleted;2° Deleted;3° Deleted;4° "Chambre de commerce et d'industrie territoriale" by "Chambre d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions adapting Book VIII

Article L958-2

For the application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands of articles L. 824-1 to L. 824-16, the terms listed below are replaced as follows: 1° (deleted); 2° "chambre régionale des comptes" by "chambre ter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: The National Council of Sworn Commodity Brokers

Article R131-28

The election of members of the National Council of Sworn Freight Brokers takes place by secret ballot in a general meeting. The results are announced at the end of the ballot and the minutes of the ba…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-40

The persons called to the homologation hearing pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 611-9 may inspect the agreement at the court registry. The judgment does not repeat the terms of the agreem…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Passports and travel documents

Article 953

…or a duly justified emergency or issued by an authority other than that of the applicant's place of residence or domicile is €30.The passports referred to in the first and third paragraphs are renewed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Execution time for payment transactions and value dates

Article L133-12

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 133-1, the provisions of this section apply to payment transactions carried out in euros and to payment transactions involving a single conversion bet…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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