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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-47

As long as the lender has not notified the seller of the granting of credit, and as long as the borrower can exercise his right of withdrawal, the seller is not obliged to fulfil his obligation to del…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3441-4

In the areas of competence of the department, the departmental councils of the overseas departments may, by deliberation, request the authorities of the Republic to authorise their president to negoti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7253-4

…d of the negotiations, the draft agreement is submitted to the Martinique Assembly for deliberation and acceptance. The authorities of the Republic may then, subject to compliance with its internation…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Free credit

Article L312-43

Any credit transaction for consideration offered at the same time as a free or promotional credit transaction is concluded under the terms of a separate credit agreement, on paper, or any other durabl…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-4

…R. 121-7 and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 484-1

In the event of a sentence of confiscation relating to property that is not in the hands of the law, the criminal court may, in order to guarantee the execution of this sentence, order the seizure, at…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Early repayment

Article L313-47

…eement includes a clause under which, in the event of early repayment, the lender is entitled to demand compensation in respect of interest not yet due, this may not, without prejudice to the applicat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expenditure chargeable to the balance of the apprenticeship tax

Article L6241-4

…cle L. 6241-2: 1° Expenditure actually incurred to finance the development of initial technological and vocational training, excluding apprenticeships, and vocational integration, including the cost o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity.

Article L127-4

…gistration, the commitments made by the beneficiary to third parties in connection with the support and preparation programme are, with respect to those third parties, assumed by the support provider.…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R141-4

…ed must inform any new creditor who seizes the same property of the existence of a previous seizure and the identity of the person who carried it out. He shall also produce the act of seizure. The sam…

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