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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Representation.

Article 755

Representation is admitted in favour of the children and descendants of the unworthy, even if the latter is alive when the succession is opened. The provisions set out in the second paragraph of artic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Representation.

Article 752

Representation takes place ad infinitum in the direct descending line. It is admitted in all cases, either where the children of the deceased compete with the descendants of a predeceased child, or wh…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Representation.

Article 754

We represent predeceased persons, we represent renouncers only in successions devolving in the direct or collateral line. Children of the renouncer conceived before the opening of the succession from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-5

I. - Without prejudice to Articles L. 511-41-3 and L. 612-30 to L. 612-34, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may order a credit institution, a class 1 bis investment firm or a finan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-5-2

The professional practice standard relating to the communication of internal control weaknesses, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: COMMUNICATION OF INTERNAL CONTROL WEAKNESSES Intro…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L7123-4-1

The presumption of salaried employment provided for in articles L. 7123-3 and L. 7123-4 does not apply to models who are recognised as service providers established in a Member State of the European U…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D444-4

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording resulting from decree No. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-420

Contractual practitioners recruited under article R. 6152-403 and working full-time are entitled to eight working days' training leave per year. This period is set at five working days for part-time p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-432

The interview(s) provided for in article R. 6152-430 focus mainly on : 1° The reasons for the request and the principle of the contractual termination ; 2° Setting the date on which the contract will…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: National framework revitalisation agreement

Article D1233-48-1

The national framework agreement for revitalisation provided for in article L. 1233-90-1 or article L. 1237-19-4 includes in particular: 1° The territory or territories for which the actions provided…

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