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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-11

…viding suitable equipment and regular maintenance procedures to protect workers' health and safety; 3° By reducing to a minimum the number of workers exposed or likely to be exposed, while taking acco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Filing and registration of the declaration

Article R6351-7

Any person who holds, de jure or de facto, a managerial, apprentice-teaching or administrative position in a training organisation within the meaning of this Title must, at the request of the regional…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-25

In the absence of an amicable agreement, compensation is set by the expropriation judge on the basis of : 1° The value of the property at the date of the decision establishing the easement, based on t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-2-3

I. - When a foreign undertaking duly established in a third country has entered into a contract pursuant to 2° of I of Article L. 310-2 and is no longer in one of the situations provided for in I of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-9-3

…ices; 2° The organisation and continuity of the service and the quality of the procedures followed; 3° Financial management, pricing and its development; 4° Compliance of personal data processing with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article R15-33-72

…cessing of personal data concerned; 2° The nature of the personal data likely to be made available; 3° The terms and conditions under which the body or legal entity allows the judicial police officer…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Verification procedures

Article R2144-5

Where the purchaser limits the number of candidates admitted to continue the procedure, the checks referred to in articles R. 2144-1,R. 2144-3 and R. 2144-4 shall be carried out at the latest before t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706-1-2

The articles 706-80 to 706-87, 706-95 to 706-103 and 706-105 are applicable to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the offences provided for in the last paragraph of articles L. 241-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-15

The general representative of branches of companies referred to in 3° of Article L. 310-2 duly established in France must be vested with sufficient powers by the company concerned to bind the latter v…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Reduction of the fine for voluntary payment

Article R55-1

Where the conviction is the result of a contradictory decision to be served or a decision by default, the one-month period provided for in Article 707-2 shortens from the date of service. The notice p…

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