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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations of undivided co-owners.

Article 815-12

An undivided co-owner who manages one or more undivided assets is liable for the net proceeds of his management. He or she shall be entitled to remuneration for his or her activity under the condition…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-12

Where the person responsible for the loss or damage is unknown, claims by victims or their rightful claimants for compensation for the loss or damage caused to them must be submitted to the guarantee…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article R611-12

1. Inventions made by civil servants or public employees in the performance either of tasks involving an inventive mission corresponding to their duties, or of studies or research explicitly entrusted…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-12

The organisation and management of the occupational health and prevention service are placed under the supervision of : 1° Either an inter-company social and economic committee set up by the social an…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-12

The insurance of the legal entity covers the civil liability of a director, partner or employee of a sworn goods broker, legal entity, meeting the conditions set out in Articles 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of intoxication to toxicovigilance organisations

Article R1340-12

Health professionals and manufacturers, importers, downstream users and distributors of substances or mixtures are required to provide, at the request of the bodies responsible for toxicovigilance, re…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-12

The amount of rights that may be allocated to any one employee may not, for any one financial year, exceed a sum equal to three quarters of the ceiling provided for in Article D. 3324-10.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-12

The Director General attends the deliberations of the High Council when it is not sitting in a restricted formation. The Director General attends the deliberations of the High Council when it is not s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article A761-12

When the first part of the file is complete, the prefect informs the manager of the market of national interest of the application without delay and sends him a copy of the first part of the file, wit…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contractualised support pathway to employment and independence

Article R5131-12

The contract is signed no later than one month after the diagnosis is carried out, on behalf of the State, by the legal representative of the local mission or any employee duly authorised by him/her a…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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