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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1751-1

…s or rights to compensation in favour of the other partner. The lessor is summoned to the proceedings. The judge assesses the application in consideration of the social and family interests of the par…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-1-1

When an undertaking authorised in the legal protection branch wishes to opt for a management method other than the one it has previously chosen, it must inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et d…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The creditor's formal notice

Article 1345-1

…the debtor may, where the obligation relates to a sum of money, consign it to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations or, where the obligation relates to the delivery of an item, sequester it with a pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-1

…ht days of receiving this file, the president decides, by an order that is not subject to appeal, whether or not to refer this appeal to the investigating chamber. If so, he shall forward the case fil…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-10

Payments must be made no later than fifteen days after the Caisse des dépôts et consignations has been notified of the final distribution judgment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Raising awareness of major natural hazards

Article L4823-1

…pe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the employees mentioned in article L. 4644-1 are also responsible for providing informa…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-1-1

…tation of several books by the same author governed by separate publishing contracts may not be offset against each other, unless an agreement to the contrary, separate from the publishing contracts,…

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

Article L1251-12-1

…cruited under an open-ended contract or when its purpose is to carry out urgent work required by safety measures. It is also twenty-four months: 1° When the assignment is carried out abroad; 2° When t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-1-1

It is forbidden for any athlete to possess, or attempt to possess, without a duly justified medical reason, one or more prohibited substances or methods appearing on the list mentioned in the last par…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12-1

The agency employs the agents mentioned in articles L. 5323-1 to L. 5323-3. These agents are governed by the provisions of article L. 5323-4.

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