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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article R341-27

A repeat offence of the offences punishable under articles R. 341-20 to R. 341-26 is punished in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Penal Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article D711-67-4

In application of article L. 711-3 and in accordance with the guidelines adopted by their parent regional chamber of commerce and industry, the chambers of commerce and industry create and update a fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Professional card

Article R4311-41-6

…der by the Minister for Health sets out : 1° The list of supporting documents accompanying the application for a European professional card, including in particular the conditions under which missing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Checks on collective protection equipment and installations

Article R4412-26

…e checks provided for in this sub-section are recorded under the conditions laid down in Article D. 4711-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-27

…he minimum working time for part-time employees is set at twenty-four hours per week or, where applicable, the monthly equivalent thereof or the equivalent calculated over the period provided for by a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Specific provisions for mobile or portable equipment emitting ionising radiation

Article R4451-27

The provisions of this paragraph apply in the case of mobile or portable equipment emitting ionising radiation where the effective dose assessed at 1 metre from the source of ionising radiation is gre…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Other guarantees

Article R2391-27

…urchaser 80% of the amount of any credit balance appearing in the purchaser's favour, the purchaser may require the contractor to provide, at his discretion, either a first demand guarantee or a perso…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Cultural development.

Article L4433-27

The regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Réunion define the actions they intend to carry out in cultural matters, following the opinion or, where appropriate, the proposal of the local authorities and t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261 C

…Banking and financial transactions:a.The granting and negotiation of loans, the management of loans carried out by the person who granted them, securities lending carried out under the conditions prov…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-46

…ized pursuant to the first paragraph be transferred to the issuing State, the provisions of Article 694-42 shall apply. Where the issuing authority requests, in the decision, that the items seized pur…

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