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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-39

Rivers with buoys or currents are pools, with or without gradients, used with or without buoys and in which an artificial current is organised. Their course includes, at regular intervals, calm zones…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Recruitment methods and means of monitoring employee activity

Article L2312-38

The Social and Economic Committee shall be informed, prior to their use, of any methods or techniques used to assist in the recruitment of job applicants and of any changes thereto. It shall also be i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Miscellaneous products and objects.

Article L5232-1-1

All advertising, by whatever means or on whatever medium, promoting the use of mobile telephones for voice communications must clearly, visibly and legibly state the recommended use of a listening dev…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-57

Revolving credit means a credit facility which, whether or not accompanied by the use of a credit card, offers its beneficiary the possibility of using the amount of credit granted in instalments, on…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The various types of easement that may be established over property

Article 687

Easements are established either for the use of buildings, or for the use of land.Those of the first kind are called "urban", whether the buildings to which they are due are situated in the town or in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-3

Tobacco products intended for use by consumers or retailers to make cigarettes are considered to be rolling tobacco. If a product can be used both in a water pipe and as rolling tobacco, it is deemed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective prevention

Article R4434-4

Where the nature of the activity means that workers benefit from the use of rest areas placed under the responsibility of the employer, noise in these areas is reduced to a level compatible with their…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-26-1

I.-The trader shall refrain from using any content, other than personal data for which he complies with the obligations resulting from Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Managing pharmacists

Article R5126-81

I.-The pharmacy for internal use is managed by a fire brigade pharmacist as referred to in article R. 1424-25 of the general code for local authorities. The pharmacist's time spent in the pharmacy for…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Decisions of the family council or the judge

Article 501

…ly council or, failing this, the judge shall determine the sum from which the tutor's obligation to use liquid assets and surplus income begins. However, the tutor may, without authorisation, place fu…

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