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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L217-2

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-7-3

…ategy for adapting to climate change and improving air quality. As such, it sets out, at its level: 1° Guidelines for mitigating and adapting to climate change in accordance with the commitment made b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-34-1

The adult critical care modality comprises the following entries: 1° Intensive care and polyvalent intensive care, and specialised intensive care where applicable; 2° Derogatory polyvalent intensive c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-15

…nformation on their whereabouts to enable the tests mentioned in article L. 232-5 to be carried out:1° Athletes registered on the list of top-level athletes, elite athletes or national teams within th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lien on claims arising from transactions

Article L513-11

…tive provisions to the contrary, and in particular those of Book VI of the French Commercial Code : 1. Sums arising from loans or similar claims, exposures, securities and deposits referred to in arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Protection in the event of a partial transfer of undertaking or establishment.

Article L2414-1

…oyee included in a partial transfer of an undertaking or establishment by application of article L. 1224-1 may only take place after authorisation by the Labour Inspector if the employee holds one of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-18

I. - For the purposes of 1° of article L. 561-10, a person exposed to particular risks by virtue of their duties is a person who holds or has held for less than one year one of the following positions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-18

…he termination of his fixed-term employment contract in the cases provided for in article L. 4623-5-1, the social and economic committee, the inter-company committee or the supervisory commission as w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution

Article R6332-64

…workers, members of the liberal professions and self-employed workers provided for in article L. 6331-48 less the two fractions mentioned in article L. 6332-11 intended to finance the personal trainin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks of apprentice training centres

Article R6231-2

…centres may, by agreement, entrust the consular chambers with one or more of the tasks mentioned in 1° to 14° of article L. 6231-2. The agreement must include the following information 1° The name of…

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