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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20

…ns and to develop them orally at the hearing, without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 466-1.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Advertising lotteries

Article L121-20

Once they are unfair within the meaning of article L. 121-1, commercial practices implemented by professionals with regard to consumers, in the form of promotional operations aimed at awarding a prize…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special payment rules

Article L224-20

The collective company retirement savings plan must be able to receive the payments mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 224-2, made in cash. The plan must also be able to receive sums from the compul…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Refusal and termination

Article D551-20

…sylum seeker's allowance may be refused by the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration:1° In the event of a request to re-examine the asylum application;2° If the applicant, without a leg…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Freedom to provide services

Article L211-20

…on the European Economic Area may carry on in France the activities referred to in I ofArticle L. 211-1. All the rules laid down in this chapter are applicable to the activities of these persons.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Tasks and procedures for designating reference medical biology laboratories

Article D6211-20

…ory or the legal structure to which it belongs to the penalties provided for in 7° of Article L. 6241-1.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Organisations authorised to conclude contracts that may be extended to rightsholders who are not members of the organisation

Article R329-20

…is authorisation; -the procedures for exercising the right of objection referred to in article R. 321-4-1. II.-When concluding a contract authorising the exploitation of protected works or objects, th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-20

…from the cheque, in particular ownership of the funds. If the endorsement is blank, the bearer may: 1. fill in the blank, either with his or her name or with the name of another person ; 2. Endorse th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Information in companies with at least three hundred employees

Article R2312-20

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-19, in companies with at least three hundred employees, the employer makes available to the Social and Economic Committee, with a view…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-20

…by the investigator who carried out the trial. This report, dated and signed, states in particular: 1° The identity of the investigator(s), their qualifications, experience and duties ; 2° The dates a…

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