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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6523-2-17

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, pursuant to article L. 6523-1-4, a cross-industry skills operator approved under article L. 6332-1-1 may be authorised by joint order of the ministers responsible for voca…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 11: Conditions specific to the "paediatrics" modality

Article D6124-177-46

The authorisation holder offers each patient, depending on his or her clinical condition, treatment in at least three of the following therapeutic practices: massage and physiotherapy; -ergotherapy; -…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VIII: Provisions specific to the courts of appeal after cassation.

Article 1037-1

In the event of referral back to the Court of Appeal, where the case was covered by the ordinary procedure, it shall be fixed within a short time under the conditions of Article 905. In this case, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17-2

…6, the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal may, on the recommendation of the Public Prosecutor, after consulting the heads of the judicial courts concerned, the President of the Paris Bar and…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 100

1. The declarant is authorised to rectify registered declarations subject to the following reservations:a) the correction must be requested :on import, before the customs service has authorised the re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for publishing a book in digital form

Article L132-17-5

…her publishes a book in digital form under the conditions set out in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. Where the publisher has not done so, the assignment of the exploitation r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for publishing a book in digital form

Article L132-17-6

…digital form is based in whole or in part on advertising or on any other revenue indirectly linked to the book, remuneration is due to the author in this respect. In cases where a lump sum is used, i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for publishing a book in digital form

Article L132-17-7

…hing contract includes a clause for reviewing the economic conditions of the transfer of the rights to exploit the book in digital form.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-10

…the operation of a ski lift or conveyor belt are investigated in accordance with articles R. 1621-1 to R. 1621-26 of the French Transport Code. Any serious accident is immediately brought to the atten…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-10

…t of the products do not comply with the regulations in force, the authorised agents may order them to be brought into conformity, at the operator's expense, within a period that they shall set. If co…

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