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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-2

New ski lifts and conveyors, as well as substantial modifications to them, are designed and built in such a way that the overall level of safety in their operation for users, staff and third parties i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights

Article 758-2

The spouse's option between usufruct and ownership is proven by any means.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights

Article 757-2

In the absence of children or descendants of the deceased and his or her father and mother, the surviving spouse receives the entire estate.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training

Article L2145-2

…ng of employees called upon to exercise trade union responsibilities, in particular within economic and social bodies, and of members of a trade union organisation called upon to intervene on behalf o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligation to inform unsuccessful candidates and tenderers

Article R3125-2

…authority must respect a period of sixteen days between the date on which the notification is sent and the date on which the concession contract is concluded. This period is reduced to at least eleve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-2

…provides evidence of having given an undertaking in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 692-7 et L. 692-8. II.-The court which suspends the opening of secondary insolvency proceedings under…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the Commercial Court.

Article L722-2

…ets, the panel of judges shall include, subject to the application of the provisions of article L. 722-15, a majority of judges who have held judicial office for more than two years.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article L733-2

…nding on this, the commission may impose all or some of the measures provided for in Article L. 733-1 and Articles L. 733-4 and L. 733-7 with the exception of a new suspension. It may, where appropria…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings and rules of procedure

Article R623-2

The court with territorial jurisdiction is that of the place where the defendant lives. The Paris judicial court shall have jurisdiction where the defendant lives abroad or has no known domicile or re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article R733-2

The debtor's request shall be made by a declaration signed by him and delivered or sent by ordinary letter to the secretariat of the commission, where it shall be registered.

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