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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Calculation and payment of the allowance

Article R5123-33

The reference salary is determined on the basis of the remuneration on which contributions to the unemployment insurance scheme were based for the last twelve calendar months prior to joining the sche…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-9

…leave mentioned above that may be taken at one time may not exceed thirty-one consecutive days. The reference year for the calculation of junior doctors' leave starts on the first Monday in November.…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3-1

I.-A fine of €3,750 shall be imposed for knowingly undermining, for purposes other than research, an effective technological measure as defined in article L. 331-5, in order to alter the protection of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-4-1

I.-It is punishable by a fine of €3,750 to knowingly undermine, for purposes other than research, an effective technological measure as defined in article L. 331-5, in order to alter the protection of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3411-3

A National Institute for Teaching, Research, Information and Prevention on Drug Addiction is responsible for coordinating all State activities and carrying out all useful research, both fundamental an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Categories of revenue

Article L3332-2

Non-tax revenue from the operating section consists in particular of:1° Income and proceeds from departmental properties;2° Proceeds from copies of old documents or deeds deposited in the archives;3°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Decentralised procedure.

Article R5141-47-4

…e de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail. 1° If the applicant designates France as the reference State, the application is examined under the conditions provided for in Article R. 5141-27…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-31

PPE-LS is classified into two categories, the obligations of which are defined below. 1° Category 1 PPE-LS is equipment of simple design, where the designer assumes that the user can judge for himself…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 76

…earch for property the confiscation of which is provided for in Article 131-21 of the Penal Code so warrants, the liberty and custody judge of the judicial court may, at the request of the public pros…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General calculation methods

Article 311-39

When a reference work is made up of pre-existing audiovisual documents, the amounts are calculated according to, in particular, the nature and duration of these documents and the extent and duration o…

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