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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-15

Individual entrepreneurs with limited liability who are not required to register in the Trade and Companies Register, in the National Register of Companies as a company in the trades and crafts sector…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Cost recovery

Article R4314-15

In the event of non-conformity of equipment established by checks carried out by the market surveillance authority, the costs which may be charged to the economic operator in question on the basis of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice of the profession by students.

Article D4151-15

Authorisation to practise the profession of midwife as a replacement under the conditions laid down in article L. 4151-6 may be granted to student midwives enrolled in a higher education establishment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: In-company vocational re-education agreement

Article R5213-15

I.-The agreement referred to in I of article L. 5213-3-1 defines the total amount of remuneration received by the employee in respect of the salary paid on behalf of the employer and the daily allowan…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

Titles I, II and III of this Book, with the exception of Articles L. 112-7, L. 112-8, L. 112-10, L. 113-15-2, L. 122-7, L. 125-1 to L. 125-6, L. 132-30 and L. 132-31, are applicable in the Wallis and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156 bis

I. - The benefit of the provisions of Article 156 specific to buildings classified or registered as historic monuments, or having received the label issued by the Fondation du patrimoine pursuant to a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination of the rights management authorisation

Article L322-7

If sums are owed to a rights holder for acts of exploitation performed before his request for total or partial termination took effect, or under an exploitation authorisation granted before that effec…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Content of protection

Article L582-5

A foreign national who has obtained stateless status and has been issued with the temporary residence permit referred to in article L. 424-18 or the resident permit referred to in article L. 424-21 ma…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Challenging the detention decision

Article L741-10

A foreign national who is the subject of a detention order may challenge it before the liberty and custody judge, within forty-eight hours of being notified.The decision shall be taken in accordance w…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal penalties

Article L762-2

The collection of information contained in the file mentioned in article L. 751-1 by persons other than the Banque de France and the companies mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 751-2 is p…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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