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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-4-1

When the children's judge orders an educational assistance measure pursuant to articles 375-2 to 375-4, it may propose a family mediation measure to the parents, unless violence against the other pare…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-5-4

The regional health agencies may enter into a contract with the organisations mentioned inarticle L. 111-1 of the Mutual Health Code and the doctors employed by these organisations, on the basis of wh…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Annex to the code of civil procedure relating to its application in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article ANNEXE, art. 43

With regard to enforcement proceedings and taxation of the parties' costs, appeals follow the rules relating to appeals in non-contentious matters. The same applies to appeals under article 699 of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automated processing of personal data known as "Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Sportsmen and Sportswomen".

Article R232-85-4

The following categories of data are recorded in the French automated personal data processing system mentioned in Article R. 232-85-3: 1° Data relating to the athlete's civil status: a) Surname and f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46-3

In order to implement the provisions of article R. 2324-41, the manager of a collective crèche or a day nursery must ensure the presence of educators of young children on the establishment's team in a…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Standards

Article D4622-47-3

The period for which certification is awarded to the inter-company occupational health and safety service depends on the levels of certification corresponding respectively to a list of factual, non-di…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-5

An action for infringement brought by the proprietor of an earlier trade mark against a later trade mark shall be inadmissible: Where 1° Where the proprietor of the earlier trade mark has tolerated, f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Support for cultural industries

Article R1511-41-1

In the case of the creation of a new cinematographic entertainment establishment, the future operator of the establishment produces a file in support of its application comprising:

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care", 2°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care" and 3°: "derogatory multi-purpose paediatric intensive care".

Article D6124-33-4

The non-medical team in the paediatric intensive care unit comprises at least :1° Two state-qualified nurses per five open beds. The team includes at least one state-qualified nursery nurse out of fou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-4

I. - This section applies to1° to financial instruments traded on a trading venue or for which a request for admission to trading on a trading venue has been submitted ;2° Financial instruments other…

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