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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-5

…human embryo may only be authorised if : 1° The scientific relevance of the research is established;2° The research, whether fundamental or applied, has a medical purpose or aims to improve knowledge…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Changes to the basis of an application for divorce

Article 247

…Divorce by mutual consent by private-signature deed countersigned by lawyers, filed with a notary; 2° In the case provided for in 1° of Article 229-2, ask the judge to record their agreement to have…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-24

I.-Retail establishments providing goods and services and located in international tourist zones may provide weekly rest in shifts for all or some of their staff, under the conditions set out in artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25

Retail establishments which provide goods and services and which are located in tourist areas characterised by a particularly large influx of tourists may provide weekly rest in rotation for all or so…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article D2512-20

The commission is consulted on those provisions of the special budget of the police prefecture that relate to the financing of the Paris fire brigade.The consultative commission must also be asked for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article D2512-21

Within the limits of its competence, the consultative commission receives communication, when they are transmitted to the Paris council, of documents of a budgetary nature relating to the Paris fire b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R5311-2

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) is responsible for the steering and national coordinati…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Determining the facts to be proven.

Article 222

…enquiry must specify the facts it intends to prove. It is up to the judge ordering the enquiry to determine the relevant facts to be proved.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

…Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor against whom the lien is asserted; 2° Funeral expenses; 3° The following remuneration and allowances:the remuneration, for the last six…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article R4422-2

Articles R. 4135-1 to R. 4135-8 are applicable to the President and members of the Corsican Executive Council. For the application of article R. 4135-4, the duration of the hours credited for one quar…

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