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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Special commercial courts.

Article R731-5

The provisions of articles R. 722-7, R. 722-10, R. 722-18 to R. 722-20 and R. 724-1 to R. 724-21 are applicable to the assessors of the commercial divisions.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D3211-1

The provisions of chapter one of title III relating to the minimum growth wage and those of articles R. 3232-8 to R. 3232-10 do not apply to young workers holding an apprenticeship contract.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Communes of French Polynesia.

Article R2573-64

I. - The articles D. 2411-1 to D. 2411-10 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article D. 2411-1, the word: "dé…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article R5211-8

The proceeds of police fines relating to road traffic are shared between urban communities and other groupings under the conditions set out in articles R. 2334-10 et R. 2334-11.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Reimbursement by the employer.

Article D5424-27

For the first six hours of compensation following the one-hour waiting period provided for in Article D. 5424-12, the employer is paid a uniform 10% of the amount obtained in Article D. 5424-25.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-19

Sterilisation is the set of operations used to obtain the sterile state of a medical device and to maintain this state.The activity of sterilising medical devices is subject to the granting of an auth…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 722-16

The amount of the direct allocation is set at:1° 40% of dubbing costs for each foreign version, up to a maximum of :- 70 per minute for two foreign versions per work chosen by the company;- €50 per mi…

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

Article R154-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The references to the mayor are replaced by the reference to the district chief; 2° The references to the judicial court are repla…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial chambers of commerce and industry

Article A711-1

I.-The six seats for staff representatives on the national joint committee of the chambers of commerce and industry provided for in article 1 of law no. 52-1311 of 10 December 1952 relating to the com…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-12

The company referred to in article L. 160-10 shall decide whether to adopt the rules governing open-ended real estate investment companies (sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital…

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