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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-18

When a branch agreement has not been the subject of an amendment or appendix for at least five years or, in the absence of an agreement, it has not been possible to conclude agreements for at least fi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-18

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention may, where justified by the specific characteristics of a sector's activity, provide for the maximum weekly work…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2191-18

When the framework agreement executed by the issue of purchase orders provides for a minimum amount of more than 50,000 euros excluding tax and is concluded by a purchase order grouping, the advance p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Other penalties and miscellaneous measures

Article 1825 C

…on goods and services and applicable to itinerant distillers, and unless the provisions of article 1808, the circulation permit ceases to have effect and the itinerant still hirer may not obtain a ne…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Modification or release from house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-18

Copies of the decisions of the head of the prison or the director of the prison integration and probation service modifying the hours of presence at home or in the places of assignment shall be sent w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insured

Article L175-18

The insured must declare any claim of which he/she is aware within the time limits stipulated in the insurance contract. The insurer may provide for a total or partial forfeiture clause if the insured…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to legal entities and establishments open to the public implementing the exception

Article R122-18

The legal entities and establishments included on the list mentioned in 1° of Article L. 122-5-1 who request the digital file of a work deposited by the publisher may only communicate the file transmi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-18

For a new device, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, at any time and for a period of two years following the declaration provided for…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1832-2

A spouse may not, under the penalty provided for in article 1427, use joint property to make a contribution to a company or acquire non-negotiable company shares without his or her spouse having been…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-18

If the representative of the public prosecutor's office decides to forward the sentencing decision and the certificate to the competent authority of the executing State, he or she shall inform the sen…

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