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French Civil CodeIn force
Title II: Ownership

Article 544

…se of things in the most absolute manner, provided they are not used in a way prohibited by laws or regulations.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Training prior to the issue of the sports agent's licence and ongoing training

Article R222-20

Where provided for in the sports agent regulations, sports agent licence holders undergo ongoing training to update their knowledge.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-52

…profession with dignity, conscience, independence and probity, and in compliance with the laws and regulations governing their company.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article R22-10-21

The provisions of Article R. 225-72 do not apply when the company's shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Supervision of spa establishments.

Article R1322-48

The regulations provided for in article R. 1322-47 are posted inside the establishment and are binding on the people attending it and the staff employed there.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Thermal establishments.

Article R1322-56

All spa establishments must comply strictly with the regulations governing water collection, analysis, supply, distribution and use.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Checking gases and regulators

Article R4461-25

The employer is responsible for maintaining and checking the pressure regulators used to reduce the gas pressure in a tank to the pressure required for use.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-75

The company, like the partners themselves, is subject to all the laws and regulations governing the profession's relationship with the health insurance scheme.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-20

The company, like the partners themselves, is subject to all the laws and regulations governing the profession's relationship with the health insurance scheme.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The running of pharmacies.

Article R4235-56

…at fall within the pharmacist's professional field must be carried out in accordance with their own regulations.

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