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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the commission's decision to impose a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article L741-6

If the judge finds that the debtor is in the situation referred to in 1° of article L. 724-1, the judge shall order a personal recovery without judicial liquidation, which shall have the same effects…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Flexible working days

Article L3121-62

Employees who have entered into a fixed number of days agreement are not subject to the provisions relating to : 1° The maximum daily working time provided for in article L. 3121-18 ; 2° The maximum w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-6

The grouping referred to in article L. 6122-1 consists of bringing together in one place all or some of the care activities previously authorised on separate sites within the same region or spread acr…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public hospital service

Article L6112-6

For the application of the rules governing the authorisations mentioned in chapter II of title II of this book, no account is taken of the fact that the establishment provides the public hospital serv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementation

Article L7332-6

The industrial tribunal has sole jurisdiction to hear disputes relating to the contract referred to in 2° of Article L. 7331-2. Any clause conferring jurisdiction included in a contract concluded betw…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Opposition to cold calling

Article L223-6

The provisions of this chapter apply without prejudice to articles 49 to 56 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audience measurement

Article L7343-6

The organisations mentioned in Article L. 7343-2 that meet the criteria mentioned in 1° to 4° of Article L. 7343-3 must declare their candidacy to the Employment Platforms Labour Relations Authority,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Territorial jurisdiction of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-69

The departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service is the territorial fire and rescue service that carries out its missions on the territory of the Rhône department and that of the Lyon metropolita…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Effect on insurance contracts of the requisition of goods and services.

Article L160-6

The requisition of ownership of all or part of an item of movable property entails ipso jure, within the limits of the requisition, the cancellation or reduction of the insurance contracts relating to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-6

Articles L. 422-1 to L. 422-5 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia and New Caledonia.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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