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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-12

Officers are empowered to investigate and record: 1° Infringements of the regulatory provisions adopted pursuant to II of article L. 231-1, articles L. 231-5, L. 231-6, L. 236-1, L. 236-2 and L. 236-4…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Distribution of tasks and responsibilities between the State and the Regions

Article L114-8

Articles L. 1321-1 to L. 1321-6 of the General Local Authorities Code apply to existing buildings transferred in application of article L. 114-7 of this Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1

I. - Under the conditions set out in II to IV, the provisions of this chapter apply to payment services provided by the payment service providers mentioned in Book V in the context of the activities d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Renewal procedure

Article R5221-34

…of one of the work permits referred to in articles R. 5221-32 and R. 5221-33 may be refused where : 1° The foreign national concerned fails to comply with the terms of the work permit he or she holds;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of public transport costs

Article R3261-8

The employer may refuse to cover the costs if the employee already receives expense allowances for travel between his usual place of residence and his place(s) of work in an amount equal to or greater…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Formation of the company and amendment of its articles.

Article R210-6

…a joint stock company is formed without a public offer, or by means of a public offer mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or Article L. 411-2-1 of the same co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-7

The company terminates: 1° By expiry of the period for which it was formed, unless extended in accordance with Article 1844-6 ; 2° By the realisation or extinction of its object;

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-3

…rules laid down in application of 9° of article L. 5141-16 relating to advertising, the Agency may:1° Order the suspension or prohibition of advertising ;2° Order the inclusion in the advertisement o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article D3123-23-2

When the waiting period stipulated by the social security scheme to which the departmental elected representative is subject for the payment of daily allowances is longer than the 15-day period set ou…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Consumer Council

Article D821-11

…eted on the proposal of the other consumer defence associations sitting on the college mentioned in 1° of article D. 821-6. On the proposal of the college mentioned in 2° of article D. 821-6, the repr…

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