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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Special provisions for traffic accidents.

Article A421-3

…al costs of the "motor" section; Contribution from those responsible for uninsured accidents, under 4° of Article L. 421-4-2:-normal rate: 10% of the compensation payable by them ;-reduced rate: 5%.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article R3334-4

…to repair a principal residence damaged by a natural disaster recognised by interministerial decree;4° The participant's over-indebtedness as defined inarticle L. 711-1 of the French Consumer Code, at…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-4

…the Union nationale des caisses d'assurance maladie; 3° The members mentioned in b, c and d of 3°, 4° and a and b of 6° of the I of article R. 1413-3, on the proposal of the bodies or organisations t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-40-1

People who are victims of one of the offences provided for in articles 225-4-1 to 225-4-6 and 225-5 to 225-10 of the Criminal Code, who have contributed by their testimony to the ascertainment of the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article D123-321

The amounts of the fees payable pursuant to Article L. 123-54 are set, for each formality, by the tables in Appendix 1-4 of this book. No fee is payable in the event of amendments made by the keeper o…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Care of prisoners

Article R6431-76

The Wallis and Futuna Health Agency is responsible for providing prisoners with the care defined in article L. 6431-4, participating in the reception and treatment of emergencies and contributing to p…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-4

…technical quality and innovative nature of the project; 3° The integration of environmental issues; 4° The consistency of the budget and the business model; 5° The company's ability to see the project…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation of measurements

Article R15-33-48

…composition has been validated, in particular when it includes one of the measures provided for in 4°, 5°, 9°, 10° and 11° of l'article 41-2 and the non-execution of this measure is likely to be obse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance

Article R5134-46

…rt of the employee ; 2° Dismissal for force majeure 3° Dismissal for medically certified unfitness; 4° Dismissal for economic reasons in the context of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedin…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-1-4

…entioned in 1° and 3° of the I of article L. 1412-2 and those that propose the members mentioned in 4° to 6°, send the Minister for Health the identity of the members they wish to see renewed, no late…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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