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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12

Fixed-term employment contracts must be in writing and contain a precise definition of the reason for the contract. Failing this, it is deemed to have been concluded for an indefinite period.It shall…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to the cumulation of aid

Article 311-11

Audiovisual works must not be or have been the subject of:1° An application for production aid under these provisions and under the provisions relating to aid for the production of immersive works;2°…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Examination of projects on behalf of unauthorised buyers

Article R2212-13

In order to examine the project, the responsible minister(s) may call upon the services of another minister, a public interest grouping or a public establishment, in compliance with the legislative an…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Examination of projects on behalf of unauthorised buyers

Article R2212-12

For the purposes of this Book, the supervising minister is:1° The minister or ministers exercising supervision pursuant to the legislative or regulatory texts in force;2° For public interest groupings…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Examination of projects on behalf of unauthorised buyers

Article R2212-11

Draft partnership contracts concluded on behalf of unauthorised purchasers are examined by the responsible minister.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementation of the judgment, compensation and enforcement

Article L623-18

The trader shall provide individual compensation for the losses suffered by each consumer, under the conditions, limits and time limits set by the judgment referred to in Article L. 623-5.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementation of the judgment, compensation and enforcement

Article L623-19

The judge who has ruled on liability shall decide any difficulties that arise in connection with the implementation of the judgment.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Opposition to duty and obstacles to tax control

Article 1735 ter

Failure to respond or partial response to the formal notice referred to in III of Article L. 13 AA and in the second paragraph of article L. 13 AB of the Book of Tax Procedures entails the application…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Opposition to duty and obstacles to tax control

Article 1735 quater

The obstacle to access to records or documents on a computer medium, to their reading or seizure, referred to in IVa of Article L. 16 B and to 4 and 4 bis of Article L. 38 of the Book of Tax Procedure…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Unavailability, early release and delivery of sums

Article L3334-14

The sums or securities held in members' accounts are held until retirement. However, in certain cases linked to the participant's situation or project, these sums or assets may exceptionally be releas…

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