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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-16

…service was in conformity during the contractual period of supply shall lie with the trader in the case of a lack of conformity appearing during that period. II.-The trader shall not be held liable f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-24

…23 shall be released if, within a period of thirty days from the date of his arrest, where this was carried out at the request of the competent authorities of the requesting State, the French Governme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-19

The provisions of articles R. 1112-79 to R. 1112-94 relating to the users' commission are applied to persons cared for in cosmetic surgery facilities where the holder of the authorisation is a health…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-18

In the cases provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 125-17, the grouping or company may not proceed with the installation of a new successful bidder unless the former holder of the shares o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-24

In the absence of the Chairman or Vice-Chairman called upon to chair the meeting of the Judicial Council, the chair may be exercised by a councillor belonging to the assembly to which the defaulting C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Reimbursement of a payment transaction ordered by the payee or by the payer who gives a payment order via the payee

Article L133-25-2

…o the execution of the payment transaction directly to his payment service provider and, where applicable, the information relating to the future payment transaction has been provided to the payer or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regulations attached to agreements.

Article R6142-18

…plinary authority, at the request of the person responsible for applying the regulations. In urgent cases, the latter may request the suspension of the offender. Exceptionally and in serious cases, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-18

…d by either party up until the end of the first forty-five days, consecutive or otherwise, of practical in-company training completed by the apprentice. After this period, the contract may be terminat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to market undertakings and clearing houses

Article L763-12

…in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to market undertakings and clearing houses

Article L762-12

…visions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles…

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