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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-18

In the event of default in the performance of a leasing contract accompanied by a promise of sale or hire purchase, the lessor is entitled to demand, pursuant to article L. 312-40, an indemnity equal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collective protection measures

Article R4451-18

I.-The employer shall implement measures to reduce the risks associated with exposure to ionising radiation when the results of the risk assessment show that the exposure of workers is likely to reach…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-18

Minutes of the election are drawn up immediately. It shall state the opening and closing times of the session, the votes cast for each pair of candidates or candidate and the results of the elections.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-18

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 321-65, no person may conduct voluntary sales of furniture by public auction unless he meets the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of a State oth…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Dotation départementale d'équipement des collèges (Departmental grant for secondary school facilities)

Article R3334-18

When it has not been possible to allocate the share of all the départements in a region in the overall allocation between the départements in that region under the conditions set out in the third para…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-18

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall be financially autonomous, within the limits of the proceeds of the contribution referred to in Article L. 612-20, the balance of which shall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-18

Personnel of the national forensic police service of the national police and those of the national gendarmerie, specially assigned to the service implementing the processing, and duly authorised, may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-18

The employee placed on partial activity receives an hourly allowance, paid by his employer, corresponding to 60% of his gross remuneration used as a basis for the paid holiday allowance as provided fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-18

I.- Investment services providers other than portfolio management companies shall take all reasonable steps to obtain, when executing orders, the best possible result for their clients having regard t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R331-18

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply1° "Meeting": a gathering involving the participation of motorised land vehicles, which takes place on a public road or a road op…

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