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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Court-appointed estate agents.

Article 813-2

The authorised successor may only act to the extent compatible with the powers of the person appointed under the third paragraph of Article 815-6, of the agent appointed pursuant to Article 812 or the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Penal provisions.

Article L241-9

The provisions of articles L. 241-2 to L. 241-6 are applicable to any person who, directly or through an intermediary, has in fact managed a limited liability company under cover of or in place of its…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Ski lift insurance

Article A220-3

The insurance contracts mentioned in article R. 220-7 must, where the guarantees and conditions they define do not exceed those provided for in articles R. 220-1 to R. 220-6, include the clauses annex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Psychiatric care procedure

Article D3844-3

For the application of article R. 3222-6: 1° The words: "the director of the regional health agency" are replaced by the words: "the locally competent health authority"; 2° In the last paragraph, the…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Notice.

Article R5141-77

…any other information required for correct administration of the medicinal product, if applicable; 6° The withdrawal period, even if equal to zero, for medicinal products administered to food-produci…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article R412-46

The specifications referred to in article L. 641-6 du code rural et de la pêche maritime may make it compulsory to use the words "appellation d'origine contrôlée" on the labelling and presentation of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2316-19

Sub-section 9 of Section 3 of Chapter V of this Title and sub-paragraph 5 of paragraph 3 of sub-section 6 of the same Section 3 are applicable to the central social and economic committee under condit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L951-3

In article L. 133-6, the words: "those arising from the provisions of article 1269 of the Code of Civil Procedure" are replaced by the words: "applications for revision of the account and for liquidat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-10

An unmarried couple or woman meeting the conditions of article L. 2141-6 consents to the reception of an embryo by joint declaration before a notary in accordance with the procedures set out in articl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-11-1

When the aggressive commercial practices mentioned in articles L. 121-6 and L. 121-7 have been followed by the conclusion of one or more contracts, the prison sentence provided for in Article L. 132-1…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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