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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-87

With regard to the long-term holiday product contracts mentioned in article L. 224-70, payment shall be made in accordance with a staggered payment schedule from which no exceptions may be made. Payme…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-84

The trader may not, directly or indirectly, pass on to the consumer exercising his right of withdrawal any costs, including those relating to any services provided prior to the exercise of his right o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-88

Where payment of the price is made in whole or in part by means of credit granted to the consumer by the trader or through a third party, the exercise by the consumer of his right of withdrawal from t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 8

…he day on which the offence was committed. Public prosecution for the offences mentioned in article 706-47 of this code, when committed against minors, with the exception of those mentioned in article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information retained by contracting entities

Article R2184-8

…The reasons why it required a minimum annual turnover in excess of the ceiling set in article R. 2142-7, where these have not been indicated in the consultation documents; 4° A description of the app…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 828

At any time during the proceedings, the parties may expressly agree to the proceedings being conducted without a hearing in accordance with the provisions of article L. 212-5-1 of the Code of Judicial…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-8

Without prejudice to article L. 113-15-2, the policyholder and the insurance undertaking may terminate the contract annually by notifying the other party at least two months before the expiry date. Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-8

…ere applicable, one of the health professionals mentioned in the first paragraph of I of article L. 4624-1, records, in compliance with medical confidentiality, information relating to the worker's st…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R321-74

…a voluntary sale of furniture by public auction is governed by the Articles 61 to 65 of Decree no. 2001-650 of 19 July 2001 implementing the articles L. 321-1 to L. 321-38 of the French Commercial Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-8

…r or a legal person registered in that register. In addition, for proceedings opened on or after 26 June 2018, the judgment shall be mentioned together with an indication of the main, secondary or ter…

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