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

Article L133-1-1

…ised security data;c) The provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 133-23 and article L. 133-24 for unauthorised card payment transactions. In this case, notwithstanding article L. 133-24, the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-6

The sector referred to in III of article L. 217-24 is the sector of retail trade in household appliances in specialised shops listed under codes 47.54 and 47-54 Z of division 47 of section G of the no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Unused medicinal products for human use.

Article R4211-28

…anaged by producers or their eco-organisation as part of the system provided for in article R. 4211-24 is deducted from the quantity for which they pay a contribution in application of 1° of article L…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training arrangements

Article R212-10-17

…mplementary certificates, may be required for access to the courses provided for in articles D. 212-24, D. 212-27, D. 212-40, D. 212-43, D. 212-56 and D. 212-59.Pre-requisite tests may be scheduled to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 216 ter

…the initial capital of the sociétés immobilières conventionnées referred to in Order no. 58-876 of 24 September 1958 or to their capital increases, and which pay up the shares thus subscribed by 31 D…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article R2-19

…st working day following its issue. Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 2-22 to R. 2-24, this authorisation is valid until a judicial decision putting an end to the proceedings has beco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-31

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 3123-24, any change in the distribution of working hours between the days of the week or the weeks of the month is notified to the employee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-6

The notification provided for in Article L. 214-24-22 shall be made as soon as possible and no later than ten business days from the date on which the AIF reaches or crosses, upwards or downwards, one…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: The right to support for young people towards employment and independence

Article L5131-5

…ns provided for inArticle L. 136-1 of the Social Security Code and Chapter II of Order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt. The amount is set by decree. It may be…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-2

Where the law governing the contract is that of a State which does not belong to the European Union, the consumer may not be deprived of the protection afforded to him by the provisions adopted by a M…

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