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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Disciplinary measures.

Article L1331-2

Fines or other financial penalties are prohibited.Any provision or stipulation to the contrary is deemed unwritten.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Intermediary activity

Article L342-3

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 322-3 is punishable by a fine of 150,000 euros.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Specific legacies.

Article 1021

Where the testator has bequeathed the thing of another, the bequest shall be void, whether or not the testator knew that it did not belong to him.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245

The manufacturer is liable for damage caused by a defect in its product, whether or not it has a contractual relationship with the victim.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article R421-2

References to provisions that are not applicable in the local authority are replaced by references to provisions with the same purpose that are applicable there.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operations.

Article L3336-1

Unemancipated minors and adults under guardianship may not themselves practise the profession of public housekeeper.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-18

The individual entrepreneur with limited liability determines the income he pays into his unaffected assets.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Building characteristics

Article R4214-3

The floors of the premises are free of bumps, holes or dangerous inclines. They are fixed, stable and non-slip.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Additional requirements for mobile work equipment

Article R4324-39

Self-propelled mobile work equipment is fitted with devices to prevent it from being started by unauthorised persons.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-520

Hospital assistants benefit from unpaid parental leave, under the conditions of article R. 6152-45.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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