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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Registration of immovable property

Article 2526

…s an interest therein shall apply to the Registrar, by producing the writings executed in authentic form constituting the rights to be registered and other documents the filing of which is prescribed…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R284

At articles R. 50-17, R. 50-20, R. 50-22 and R. 51, summonses, information and decisions are made, as far as the applicant is concerned, in the form of registered letter with acknowledgement of receip…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-3

…d by an electronic report drawn up using a secure device allowing the use of a signature in digital form in accordance with Article 801-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Illegal provision of labour.

Article L8271-16

…legal loan of labour, the officers referred to in Article L. 8112-1 may ask to see estimates, order forms or work orders, invoices and contracts or commercial documents relating to the illegal loan of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article D2362-4

…of the legal entities or natural persons, subsidiaries and establishments concerned do not have any form of representation, the information mentioned in articles D. 2362-1 and D. 2362-2 is communicate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use

Article R3262-10

…ed to a maximum amount of twenty-five euros per day.When meal vouchers are issued in dematerialised form, the employee is debited for the exact amount to be paid, up to the maximum daily amount mentio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Emergency department structure.

Article R6123-24

A form, the model for which is approved by the Minister for Health, is drawn up by the emergency department and sent to the director of the establishment to report any malfunction observed in the orga…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Objections to marriage

Article 173

The father, the mother and, in the absence of father and mother, the grandfathers and grandmothers may lodge an objection to the marriage of their children and descendants, even those of full age. Onc…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Coordinator training and training body.

Article R4532-33

…efusal of admission to a training course for trainers. It may be the subject of a complaint, in the form and within the timeframe laid down in article R. 4723-1, to the Minister responsible for employ…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 185

Personal appearance may only be ordered by the trial panel or by the member of that panel who is responsible for investigating the case..

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