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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Fate of stored embryos

Article R2141-23-2

In the event of the death of one of the members of the couple at the origin of the conception of the embryo, and in the event that the couple had, in application of III of article L. 2141-4, expressed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Worker information and training

Article R4453-17

…f section 5 with a view to eliminating or reducing the risks resulting from electromagnetic fields; 4° The precautions to be taken by workers to ensure the protection of their health and safety and th…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-34

…rred to in article R. 4462-4 ; 3° The documents referred to in articles R. 4462-14 and R. 4462-15 ; 4° The minutes of the social and economic committees on the safety studies referred to in article R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Individual authorisation

Article R7124-5

…ether the child has already been or is currently employed in activities mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of article L. 7124-1 and under what conditions ; 3° Whether, in view of his age, his compulsory s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-8

For the persons mentioned in article L. 1453-5, offering or providing benefits in cash or in kind, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, to the persons mentioned in article L. 1453-4, subjec…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Material resources

Article A322-163

…dsock or pennant indicating the wind; 3° A ground-to-air radio link with the pilot of the aircraft; 4° An anemometer; 5° A means of alerting emergency services; 6° A pair of binoculars.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Aid for collective operations

Article 322-26

…n, directors or managers and the majority of their directors who are French nationals or equivalent;4° Not be controlled by one or more natural or legal persons who are nationals of States other than…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: International trade marks and European Union trade marks

Article R717-5

The time limit for filing an opposition, in accordance with Article L. 712-4, runs from the publication of the Gazette by the World Intellectual Property Organisation. The opposition is notified to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-2

…days: 1° 27 April in Mayotte ; 2° 22 May in Martinique ; 3° 27 May in Guadeloupe and Saint-Martin ; 4° 10 June in French Guiana ; 5° On 9 October in Saint-Barthélemy ; 6° On 20 December in Réunion.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-131

Any request by one or more heirs of a deceased partner, pursuant to the second paragraph of article 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, to the preferential allocation to them of the shares of th…

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