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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 776

The bulletin n° 2 of the criminal record is issued:1° To prefects and State public administrations dealing with applications for the duties of a commercial court judge, applications for public employm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation between sections

Article R1423-7

In the event of difficulty in allocating a case or of a dispute as to whether a section is aware of a case, the file is forwarded to the President of the industrial tribunal, who, after receiving the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-70

In an emergency, the employer is not obliged to give reasons for refusal, and silence does not constitute agreement.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Counting of remote electronic votes

Article R2122-79

If the voter has used both voting methods, only the electronic vote is retained.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article R3142-71

…ute, the Industrial Tribunal, to which the matter has been referred in accordance with Article L. 3142-113, shall have final jurisdiction.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-6

…ction area shall be determined under the conditions laid down in Article 38 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-7

…fession of faith for the attention of the electorate, drawn up in accordance with the provisions of 4° of article R. 4125-9. Each pair of candidates produces a single profession of faith.The list of c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-77

The information mentioned in articles L. 224-73 and L. 224-74 are an integral part of the contract. The professional may only modify all or part of the information provided in the event of force majeu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-79

…has a period of fourteen clear days to withdraw from one of the contracts mentioned in articles L. 224-69 and L. 224-70, without giving any reason. He has this right from the day of conclusion of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-76

The trader shall provide the consumer with a written contract on paper or on any other durable medium.It shall be drawn up, at the consumer's choice, in the language or in one of the languages of the…

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