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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Adapted companies

Article L5213-13

The State approves structures that meet the criteria set out in article L. 5213-13-1 as adapted companies. It concludes multi-year contracts of objectives and resources with them, which are equivalent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-13

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or tech…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-130

…rocedures as those set out in articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional Commission for the Coordination of the Actions of the Regional Health Agency and the Sickness Insurance Scheme

Article R1434-13

…alth project and the regional multi-annual plan for risk management and the efficiency of the healthcare system; 2° To draw up the agreements provided for in articles L. 1434-6 of this code and L. 182…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-13

An operator of voluntary sales of movable property by public auction mentioned in article L. 321-4 may grant the seller an advance on the auction price of the property offered for sale.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Multiple seizures

Article R522-13

If the debtor presents proposals for amicable sale, the distraining creditor who accepts them shall communicate the content thereof, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the credit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of validity.

Article L2232-13

The fact that a category-based trade union organisation affiliated to a category-based trade union confederation is recognised as representative of the employees it is statutorily authorised to repres…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Endorsement.

Article L511-13

Where the endorsement contains the words "valeur en recouvrement", "pour encaissement", "par procuration", or any other wording implying a simple mandate, the bearer may exercise all the rights derivi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-13

Without prejudice to the information obligations set out in articles L. 221-5 and L. 222-5 applicable to distance sellers of products and services, any person carrying out the activity mentioned in th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-13

…committee is attached to the laboratory. It is made up of representatives of the main public bodies carrying out metrology activities, representatives of the Minister for Industry and the Minister for…

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