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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-42

…the other States of the European Economic Area and guaranteed:by a first-ranking mortgage or a real estate surety providing a guarantee that is at least equivalent;-or by a guarantee given by a credit…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-8

…tion to a group insurance contract whose guarantees are expressed in units of annuity is determined using a calculation method that takes into account the amount of rights acquired by the holder and t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Repayment conditions

Article R3262-12

…from a specialised issuer, he may obtain from the issuer, during the month following the period of use, the exchange of his unused vouchers by paying only the commission normally received by the issu…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17

…graph of I of l'article L. 521-16, the owner of the registered design or the beneficiary of the exclusive exploitation right may, at his request or at the request of the customs administration, inspec…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Judging of contraventions

Article 850

…only by a fine, the public prosecution is extinguished by the payment of a fixed fine which is exclusive of the application of the rules on repeat offences. "In New Caledonia, for contraventions of l…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Transitional provisions.

Article R441-30

…s and managed outside the auxiliary allocation accounts set up for the agreement concerned : 1° The amount of this annuity is calculated on the basis of the number of points acquired on the date on wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-14

…ffice and one and a half times the hourly value of the minimum growth wage per hour.The provisional amount of training expenses under article L. 2123-12 may not be less than 2% of the total amount of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Building insurance.

Article R243-3

I.-The amount of cover provided by the insurance contract(s) referred to in article L. 243-9 must cover the persons referred to in articles L. 241-1, L. 241-2, L. 242-1 and L. 242-2 up to a minimum am…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7227-14

…ffice and one and a half times the hourly value of the minimum growth wage per hour.The provisional amount of training expenses under article L. 7227-12 may not be less than 2% of the total amount of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions for children with serious burns

Article D6124-159

When the facility is exclusively dedicated to children, the minimum number of 6 beds allocated to intensive care mentioned in article D. 6124-153 is set at 3.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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