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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-9

In criminal proceedings brought against the seller, service provider or direct seller, pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 242-5 to L. 242-7-1, a consumer who has brought a civil action shall be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-9

The provisions of article L. 2241-3 are applicable to mixed syndicates.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-9

Decisions of the Members' Meeting or the General Meeting are taken by a majority of the votes held by the members present or represented. However, a two-thirds majority of the votes of the members pre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-9

For its application in Wallis and Futuna, article L. 1142-21 is replaced by the following provisions: Art.L. 1142-21 -When the competent court, seised of a claim for compensation for the harmful conse…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IX bis: Hearing children in court.

Article 338-4

When the request is made by the minor, the refusal to hear the minor can only be based on his or her lack of discernment or on the fact that the proceedings do not concern him or her. When the request…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liberal practice partnerships

Article R422-49

A partner temporarily banned from practising his profession retains, for the duration of his sentence, his status as a partner with all the rights and obligations arising therefrom, with the exception…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Information to be provided by distributors and rules of conduct

Article R521-4

All correspondence or advertising, regardless of the medium, from a distributor acting in this capacity must indicate its name or corporate name, business address and, where applicable, its intermedia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-44

In the absence of an agreement signed within the deadlines set out in articles L. 1233-85 and L. 1237-19-10 or a collective labour agreement in lieu thereof, the Prefect of the département in which th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1241-4

The Conseil national des opérations funéraires meets in plenary session when convened by its chairman, at least once a year, under the conditions defined in Article D. 1241-5. In urgent cases and on t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Time limits for expert appraisals

Article R2315-48

When the expert appraisal provided for in 2° of article L. 2315-85 covers several fields, a single expert appraisal report is drawn up. The expert appointed by the Social and Economic Committee may ca…

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