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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Civil status documents concerning soldiers and sailors in certain special cases.

Article 95

In the cases provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 93, civil status records are drawn up in a special register, the keeping and preservation of which are regulated by order of the Minister of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Offences concerning limited liability companies

Article L241-4

The following is punishable by a fine of 9,000 euros: 1° Failure by the managers, for each financial year, to draw up the inventory, the annual accounts and a management report; 2°and 3° (deleted).

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-35

Practitioners governed by this section are entitled to :1° Annual leave, the duration of which is defined on the basis of twenty-five working days, in proportion to their weekly service obligations;2°…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of judicial supervision

Article R17-1

Notice is given to the heads of the police or gendarmerie services of the place of residence of the person under investigation of any orders subjecting the latter to one of the obligations provided fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal penalties

Article R1336-14

Any person referred to in the second paragraph of article R. 1336-1 who fails to comply with the requirements mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of the same article is liable to a 5th class fine.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for distance contracts for financial services

Article R242-1

Failing to provide the consumer with the information mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 5° of article R. 222-1 and those mentioned in 5° of article L. 222-5 or to communicate them to him without clearly indi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products

Article L5437-2

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000: 1° For the person responsible for an establishment manufacturing, packaging or importing tattoo products, to open, operate…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Classification of liens

Article 2332-3

The special liens of the lessor of immovable property, the conservator and the seller of movable property are exercised in the following order:1° The lien of the conservator, where the costs of conser…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-24-2

Any person of legal age may use one of the names provided for in the first and last paragraphs of article 311-21. With regard to minor children, this option is exercised by both parents exercising par…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals aged between sixteen and eighteen who declare that they wish to work

Article L421-35

…meet the conditions laid down in articles L. 423-1, L. 423-7, L. 423-13, L. 423-14, L. 423-15, L. 423-21, L. 423-22, L. 423-23, L. 425-9 or L. 426-5; 2° A residence permit bearing the words "talent (f…

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