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

Article D6431-6

If a member ceases to hold office before the normal expiry of his term of office, he shall be replaced within one month in the same manner. In this case, the duties of the new member shall end on the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Updates

Article L217-20

With regard to updates that are not necessary to maintain the conformity of the goods, the seller shall comply with the following conditions: 1° The contract authorises the principle of such updates a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Updates

Article L224-25-26

With regard to updates which are not necessary to maintain the conformity of the digital content or digital service, the professional shall comply with the following conditions: 1° The contract author…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable profits

Article 93 B

In the event of the transfer or redemption of the rights of a shareholder, a natural person, in a company mentioned in articles 8 and 8 ter, who carries out a non-commercial professional activity with…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 76

The marriage certificate will state: 1° The forenames, surnames, occupations, ages, dates and places of birth, domiciles and residences of the spouses; 2° The forenames, surnames, occupations and domi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316-1

…ar and the person who made the acknowledgement are notified of the decision to suspend and its renewal.On expiry of the suspension, the public prosecutor informs the civil registrar and the interested…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-3

Persons who enter into a civil solidarity pact make a joint declaration thereof before the civil registrar of the commune in which they fix their common residence or, in the event of serious impedimen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-12-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded pursuant toArticle L. 1251-12, the total duration of the assignment contract may not exceed eighteen months, taking into…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-6

Any person over the age of 18 may appoint a trusted support person, who may be a relative, a close friend or the doctor treating them. This person will be consulted in the event that they are unable t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1142-1

I. - Except in cases where their liability is incurred due to a defect in a health product, the health professionals mentioned in part four of the present code, as well as any establishment, service o…

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