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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1121

The contract is concluded as soon as acceptance reaches the offeror. It is deemed to be concluded at the place where the acceptance is received.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1113

…arties manifest their will to commit themselves. This will may result from a declaration or unequivocal conduct of its author.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1118

Acceptance is a manifestation of the offeror's intention to be bound by the terms of the offer. As long as the acceptance has not reached the offeror, it may be freely retracted, provided that the ret…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1122

The law or the contract may provide for a cooling-off period, which is the period before the expiry of which the recipient of the offer may not express his acceptance, or a withdrawal period, which is…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1115

It may be freely retracted until it reaches the addressee.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The creditor's formal notice

Article 1345

Where the creditor, on the due date and without legitimate cause, refuses to receive the payment due to him or prevents it by his act, the debtor may give him formal notice to accept or allow performa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medicinal products covered by an early access authorisation or a compassionate access authorisation

Article R5121-144

…of the company manufacturing the medicinal product; 3° The batch number; 4° The route and, if applicable, the method of administration of the medicinal product; 5° The composition in terms of active…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article L1142-11

In companies which, for the third consecutive financial year, employ at least one thousand employees, the employer shall publish each year any gaps in representation between women and men among senior…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special control rules.

Article L1246-1

…to investigate and establish breaches of the provisions of 3° of Article L. 1242-2 and, where applicable, breaches of the provisions mentioned in 11° and breaches of the provisions mentioned in 12° o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on the costs of chambers of commerce and industry

Article 1600

…ticle L. 711-16 of the French Commercial Code.Exempt from this tax are:1° Taxpayers who exclusively carry out a non-commercial activity within the meaning of 1 of article 92 ;2° Renters of furnished r…

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