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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-5-1

…proceed with the reminder of the obligations resulting from the law in application of 1° of article 41-1 (1) 4 units of value 5 units of value For the execution of the measures provided for in paragra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article D1432-53

…l budget that will be made available for each of the years of this term of office. No later than 31 January of each year, the Agency's Director General shall indicate the annual amount actually entere…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-24

…from the credit. The provision of funds beyond the seven-day period referred to in article L. 312-25 constitutes approval of the borrower by the lender.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-24

For the loans referred to in Article L. 313-1, the lender shall formulate an offer provided free of charge on paper or on another durable medium to the borrower and to the guarantors declared by the b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-24

I.-The resources mentioned in articles L. 5422-9, L. 5422-11 and L. 5424-20 finance, for the portion defined by the agreement mentioned in article L. 5422-20 and which may not be less than 10% of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-24

The conditions for implementing the essential requirements defined in this section are specified, on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article R452-5

Failing to make the declaration provided for in the fifth paragraph of article L. 423-3, or to provide inaccurate or incomplete information, is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-55-1

Prior to their appointment, all external valuation experts shall inform the open-ended real estate investment company or the fund management company whether or not they have taken out an insurance pol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L1221-5-1

The employer shall provide the employee with one or more written documents containing the main information relating to the employment relationship. An employee who has not received the information ref…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exclusive right of exploitation

Article L613-5-2

As an exception to the provisions of articles L. 613-2-2 and L. 613-2-3, the sale or any other act of commercialisation of livestock or animal reproductive material by the patent holder, or with his c…

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