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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional acts

Article R4362-11

…ctacle optician to a person wearing them for the first time is subject to the presentation of a medical or orthoptic prescription stating the correction and the essential characteristics of these prod…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special schemes

Article R5524-11

…f chapter IV of title II of book IV of the fifth part of the labour code (regulatory part) are applicable to Mayotte, subject to the following adaptations: 1° The amount of previous earned income ment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: User representation

Article R6132-11

…agreement establishing the Grouping sets out its composition and powers, and in particular, in the case of the Grouping's users' committee, the number of representatives on it from the users' committ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-11

…entences provided for in I, II and III of article 22 of deliberation no. 202 of the Congress of New Caledonia of 22 August 2006 relating to the protection of athletes' health and the fight against dop…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-11

In the case of an affected credit agreement mentioned in article L. 312-44, the prior undertaking to pay cash in the event of a loan refusal is automatically null and void.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: European companies.

Article R123-118

…ns set out in this Title, European Companies must file, no later than fifteen days after their application for registration, the following deeds and documents:1° In the event of incorporation by merge…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-23

The reimbursement to the consumer of the sums due by the trader, or any other benefit received under the contract, shall be made without undue delay and at the latest within fourteen days from the day…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-1

…n expert assessment in order to determine whether he has complied with the provisions of Article L. 232-9.The expert assessment is carried out by an expert chosen by the athlete from a list drawn up b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Practical procedures and deadlines in the event of unauthorised or incorrectly executed payment transactions

Article L133-23-1

…g the payer's account and that, as far as it is concerned, the payment transaction has been authenticated and duly recorded and properly executed that it has not been affected by any technical or othe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Investor information

Article L214-23-2

…Economy in the light of the information provided by this approved body, up to a limit of €500 applicable to each class of units or shares.III. - The board of directors of the approved body referred t…

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