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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-4

…e 1104 of the Civil Code.V.-The date of entry into force of each of the obligations provided for in 1° to 3° of III of article L. 441-3 coincides with the date of effect of the agreed price. This appl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles and terms of pawnbroking.

Article D514-9

…type no smaller than eight-point type. It must state the following information clearly and legibly:1° The identity and geographical address of the contracting parties ;2° The date of the deed and the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation

Article R4461-34

…the registered letter shall constitute acceptance of these modifications. Modifications relating to 1° of II of Article R. 4461-32 are subject to an annual declaration.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L775-19

…o. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 II.For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above: 1° In the second paragraph of Article L. 525-4, the words: "As part of its core tasks, the Banque de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Chief Executive Officer

Article R1418-15

1° The Director General of the Agency is appointed for a renewable term of three years, on the recommendation of the Minister for Health. He is responsible for managing the Agency. He performs all act…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-7-3

The Sanctions Committee may set up sections chaired by one of the persons mentioned in 1° of Article L. 232-7-2.The vice-chairman chairs the Sanctions Committee if the chairman is absent. If the Chair…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article L341-3

Without prejudice to the disclosure rules set out inArticle L. 232-23 of the French Commercial Code, the undertakings referred to in Article L. 341-1, the insurance group companies referred to in Arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Social alert rights

Article L2312-71

When the Social and Economic Committee becomes aware of facts likely to characterise an abusive use of fixed-term employment contracts, contracts concluded with a freelance administration company and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: CONTROL OF THE HOLDING OF SECURITIES

Article L812-3

…armerie may carry out summary inspections of vehicles on the public highway, excluding private cars:1° In an area between France's land border with the States party to the Schengen Agreement signed on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: General authorisation conditions

Article L5125-3-2

…as provided for in Article L. 5125-3 , is satisfied if the following cumulative conditions are met:1° Access to the new pharmacy is easy or facilitated by its visibility, pedestrian facilities, parki…

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