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Showing 311320 of 62793 articles for Art. 1-2°

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R451-1

For the application of the provisions of article…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Discharge from hospital.

Article R1112-60

The attending physician is informed by the liaison letter provided for in article R. 1112-1-2 after the patient has been discharged of the medical prescriptions to which the patient must continue to a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 septies

Value added tax is levied at the rate of 10%:1° (Repealed);2° (Repealed);3° On occasional deliveries of works of art by persons who have used them for the needs of their businesses and for whom they h…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article L134-2

By way of derogation from the provisions of the Commercial Code relating to company accounts, the insurance undertaking shall establish one or more allocation sub-accounts for the commitments covered…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Equal opportunities for women and men in the workplace

Article D2241-2

The three-yearly negotiations on professional equality are based on a report presenting the comparative situation of women and men in the areas mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 2241-11. It is also…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Right to professional qualifications.

Article L6314-1

Any worker engaged in working life or any person undertaking to do so has a right to vocational qualifications and must be able to follow, on his own initiative, training enabling him, whatever his st…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-19

The minimum required solvency margin for undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 and authorised to operate simultaneously in at least two or more classes mentioned either in 1 and 2 or in 20 to…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Warranty of defects in the goods sold.

Article 1646-1

The seller of a building to be constructed is bound, as from acceptance of the work, by the obligations to which architects, contractors and other persons bound to the client by a contract for the hir…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R712-2

Each commission comprises the prefect, as chairman, and the departmental director of public finance, as vice-chairman. Each of these persons may be represented by a delegate in accordance with the pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Occupational health

Article R1262-15

In the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 1262-1 and in article L. 1262-2, the documents and information sent to the employer are also sent to the user undertaking or the principal.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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