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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-27

…contract, at no cost to the consumer other than those provided for in articles L. 221-23 to L. 221-25.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 311-106

The aid is paid as follows:- 75% at the time of the award decision;- 25% after presentation, no later than one year after the award decision, of the supporting documents mentioned on the list annexed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Search of the file and direct information to the Ministry of the Interior

Article R50-53

…of the verification carried out by the department managing the file in accordance with article 706-25-5 using information communicated to the criminal records department pursuant to Article R. 64. If…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Donated gametes.

Article R1211-28

…ticle R. 1211-27, to be aware of the results of the examinations mentioned in 2° of article R. 1211-25 and article R. 1211-26 and to ensure that they do not reveal a risk of transmission of an infecti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Hygiene measures.

Article R4534-137

…o R. 4228-7 and R. 4228-10 to R. 4228-18; 2° Catering, as set out in articles R. 4228-22 to R. 4228-25, may be waived for work sites lasting no more than four months.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose of agreements.

Article R6142-11

…ot, for all university hospital centres, and for all disciplines other than anaesthesiology, exceed 25% of the total number of teaching and hospital staff.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-1

The amount of the global operating grant is set each year by the Finance Act.In 2011, this amount, equal to €41,307,701,000, is reduced by €42,844,000 pursuant to II of Article 6 of Law no. 2008-1443…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-23

…f professional competence resulting from: 1° Either a diploma mentioned in the agreement of 10 June 2011 on vocational training, concluded within the framework of the national collective agreement for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article L311-11

…r be subject to collective proceedings in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles L. 310-25 and L. 310-25-1 as well as Chapter VI of Title II of Book III of this Code, Articles L. 212-15 to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L213-36

When a professional agreement, made compulsory on the basis of Article L. 132-25 of the Intellectual Property Code, as it stood prior to Law 2016-925 of 7 July 2016 on the freedom of creation, archite…

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