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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presentation of contracts

Article D211-4

…terms and conditions applicable to contracts mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 224-25-12 include a box informing consumers of the procedures for implementing the legal guarantees referre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L634-3

III of Article 8 and Articles 10-1 and 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life are applicable to any natural…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Placement under house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-15

…surveillance, the person shall be subject to the automated processing provided for by articles 763-12 of this code and R. 544-18 et seq. of the Penitentiary Code. Articles R. 61-21 to R. 61-31-1 are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Association employment vouchers and company service vouchers

Article D1272-4

…at the time of recruitment, an employment contract has been signed in accordance with articles L. 1221-1 to L. 1221-5 and articles L. 1242-12 to L. 1242-13, in the case of a fixed-term employment co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-22

The articles L. 2223-4, R. 2223-12 to R. 2223-21 do not derogate from the provisions governing military burials. When a person whose death certificate bears the entry "Died for France" duly recorded h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 15: Powers of the Minister for Health

Article R5121-206

The detailed rules for the application of sections 1 to 12 of this chapter are determined as necessary, after obtaining the opinion of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Documents required for the declaration of activity by nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to establish themselves in France

Article A212-182-1

A copy of the form required to renew the declaration provided for in article R. 212-88 is given in appendix II-12-2-b. This form specifies the list of documents required to renew the declaration. When…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-7

…the representation of technical provisions corresponding to the classes mentioned in 4 to 7, 11 and 12 of Article R. 321-1 : 1° (Repealed) 2° Notwithstanding the provisions of Article R. 332-6, premiu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-10

Notwithstanding articles L. 5125-4, L. 5125-11, L. 5125-3, L. 5125-12 and L. 5125-18, any opening or acquisition by a mutual society or union of mutual societies of an existing pharmacy and any transf…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Operation and control.

Article R522-16

…d under the customs warehousing arrangements provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93…

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