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Showing 43514360 of 55418 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 2-4-2003 n° 490

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-44

The number of staff working in the birthing sector may not at any time be less than the following: 1° Midwives: a) For any obstetrics unit with less than 1,000 births per year, one midwife is present…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration on the jobseekers' list

Article R5221-48

To be registered on the jobseekers' list, foreign workers must hold one of the following documents and residence permits: 1° The residence permit issued pursuant to 5° of the…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-40

Any transfer of the work with a view to its exploitation outside the initial press title or a coherent press family is subject to the express prior agreement of its author expressed on an individual b…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Sports agent commissions and sports agent delegates

Article R222-4

The Sports Agents' Committee meets when convened by its Chairman or at the request of at least three of its members. It may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present. In disc…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relations between lessors and lessees of buildings used for the hotel trade

Article L311-4

On the departure of the tenant or the transferee of the leasehold right, the premises are returned to the owner in the state in which they are, without the owner being able to demand that the premises…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of control officers

Article R411-4

Commissioned officers shall take the oath before the judge of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction their administrative residence is located, at the seat of this court or, where applicable, of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article L532-4

The Cour nationale du droit d'asile examines applications submitted to it by refugees covered by one of the measures provided for in articles 31, 32 and 33 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 rel…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-43

In the event of a medical examination being carried out with a view to the offer of compensation referred to in article L. 211-9, the insurer or its agent shall notify the victim, at least fifteen day…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Statement of liabilities

Article R723-4

When the commission establishes that the repayment of one or more of the principal debtor's debts is guaranteed by a surety bond, it shall inform the surety of the initiation of the procedure, by regi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article D443-4

Subject to the provisions of article D. 443-3, the minimum order cancellation period provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 443-5 is set at three days for fresh fruit and vegetables, unless…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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