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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure.

Article L2523-8

When a party duly summoned in accordance with the conditions laid down in article L. 2523-4 fails to appear before the mediator for a legitimate reason or is not represented, the mediator shall draw u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-5

The representative of the State in the department may, in the event that this has not been done by the president of the departmental council, and after formal notice has remained without result, exerc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments

Article L3334-10

The sums coming from a time savings account under the conditions mentioned in 2° of article L. 3152-4, corresponding to an employer contribution and transferred to one or more collective retirement sa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employment certificate

Article D1234-6

…the job or jobs successively held and the periods during which these jobs were held. 3° Repealed ; 4° Repealed.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Rural solidarity grant.

Article R2334-9

The amount received by a commune under 4° of Article L. 2334-22 is equal to the product of its population multiplied by the relative difference between the commune's financial potential per hectare an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2-3

When the summonses provided for in 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of article D. 48-2 have not been given to the convicted person at the end of the hearing or by the Sentence Enforcement Office, these summonses are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Sales

Article A310-8

This mention is made under identical conditions of presentation to those provided, for the mention of the price, in articles 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 et 14 de l'arrêté du 3 décembre 1987 relatif à l'informa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of application

Article L314-5

Except in cases where the user is a natural person acting for non-business purposes, all or part of sections 3 and 4 of this chapter may be waived, with the exception of III of article L. 314-7 and I…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Probationary measures

Article R716-18

The period provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 716-4-7 and given to the applicant to appeal on the merits is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commissions attached to the National Consumer Institute

Article L822-9

The commission mentioned in article L. 822-4 ensures the dissemination of information, opinions and recommendations that it deems necessary to bring to the attention of the public. The information, no…

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