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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-10

The internal regulations referred to in article R. 421-25 specify the obligations of insurance undertakings for the application of articles R. 421-4 to R. 421-9.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-72

The first two paragraphs of II of article R. 5126-9 apply to the fire and rescue services, the Paris fire brigade and the Marseille marine fire brigade.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-10

The provisions of article L. 131-9 are applicable to contracts constituting an authorisation of exploitation pursuant to articles L. 212-3 and L. 212-4, between producers and performers.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Continuing vocational training

Article R814-28-1

The duration of the vocational training provided for in article L. 814-9 is twenty hours over the course of a calendar year or forty hours over the course of two consecutive years.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures

Article 1120

…ting, as well as the conduct of the assignment of the qualified professional designated pursuant to 9° of article 255 of the Civil Code are subject to the rules applicable to expert appraisals.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employment and working conditions

Article R1253-42

In the case of an employee being made available, as provided for in 1° of article R. 1253-40, the rider also includes the clauses provided for in article L. 1253-9.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article R1312-13

Repeated offences under articles R. 1312-9 and R. 1312-10 are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Criminal Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-9

The appropriations previously entered in the State budget for the establishment and implementation of town planning documents and easements and which correspond to the transferred powers are the subje…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article D1111-2

I.-In each department of the region, the representatives mentioned in 4° to 7° of II of article L. 1111-9-1 as follows: a) The representative referred to in 4° is elected from among their number by th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article R1238-7

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles R. 1234-9 to R. 1234-12 relating to the unemployment insurance certificate is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

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