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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Termination of the guarantee

Article 2320

A simple extension of the term, granted by the creditor to the principal debtor, does not discharge the guarantor. When the initial term has expired, the guarantor may either pay the creditor and take…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D3411-2

For the application of Chapter V of Title IV of Book III of this Part, references to the Departmental Directors of the Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidarity are replaced : a) By the reference to…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Remuneration

Article R6152-355-2

When they move to Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin or Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and when they return to mainland France after this assignment, the tra…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6152-528

When hospital assistants move to Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin or Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, and when they return to mainland France after this ass…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Promotion and remuneration

Article R6152-912-2

When they move to Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin or Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, and when they return to metropolitan France after this assignment, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of hazardous mixtures

Article R1342-19

The provisions of this section do not apply to : 1° products intended for human health, cosmetic products and tattooing products mentioned in article L. 5311-1; 2° Veterinary medicinal products as def…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-2

When the existence of degraded coatings containing lead in concentrations above the thresholds defined by order of the ministers responsible for health and construction is noted, following either the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Financial provisions

Article L5842-29

Article L. 5216-8 is applicable in French Polynesia, subject to the following provisions: 1° In 1°, the words: "mentioned in I and V of Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code" are replaced by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different types of pledge

Article D211-11

The formal notice provided for in V of article L. 211-20 shall contain the following information, failing which it shall be null and void:1° If payment is not made, the creditor may realise the pledge…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special allowance agreement for older workers

Article R5123-14

The reference salary used as a basis for determining the special allowance is set on the basis of the remuneration on which contributions to the unemployment insurance scheme were based for the last t…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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