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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Other financial provisions

Article D1271-31

…c account referred to in Article D. 1271-28 to guarantee repayment. The issuer is deemed to have a mandate to manage these funds, which it does not own. However, the issuer remains liable for any inte…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-31

The amounts of remuneration provided for in this sub-section are increased from the first day of the month following the day on which the apprentice reaches the age of eighteen, twenty-one or twenty-s…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 316-1

A copy of the file is made available to the assessors.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint ownership of patents

Article L613-31

…the other co-owners that he is surrendering his share to them. With effect from the entry of such abandonment in the National Patent Register or, in the case of a patent application which has not yet…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Other policies

Article L2213-31

…e representative of the State in the department, after obtaining the opinion of the hygiene council and the hydraulic service, may prescribe that the work recognised as necessary be carried out automa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Natural disaster risks.

Article R431-31

The caisse centrale de réassurance may only provide cover under article R. 431-30 if the following conditions are met: a) The property and activities are located in mainland France or in the French ov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Tie-breaking

Article R1454-31

Regardless of the number of councillors present, and even in the absence of any councillors, if the panel is not fully constituted at the tie-breaking hearing, the tie-breaking judge will rule alone a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-31

…ecution; where such privilege or immunity is likely to be lifted by a French authority, recognition and execution of the decision shall be refused only after the magistrate seised has addressed a requ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L217-31

A recourse action may be brought by the seller against any person upstream in the chain of commercial transactions, including the producer, in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Code.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The borough mayor

Article L2511-31

The mayor of the municipality or the mayor of Paris informs the arrondissement mayor of the general conditions for the implementation of equipment projects whose execution is planned, in whole or in p…

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