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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7-2

Without prejudice to the information obligations provided for in article 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy and in articles L. 111-7 and L. 111-7-1 of this co…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-7

For the application of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Monitoring of probation measures and alternative sanctions and subsequent decision in the event of non-compliance

Article 764-39

…judge is also competent to issue a reasoned judgment, under the conditions provided for in article 712-6, revocation of conditional release or suspension of enforcement of the sentence and to impose…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The People's Savings Plan.

Article R221-70

…in the framework of the people's savings plan under the social security code are savings operations carried out by the institutions mentioned in article R. 731-1 of this code and which include a surre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 719

…323-1 of the Customs Code, places of administrative detention, waiting areas, prisons and closed educational centres mentioned in the article L. 113-7 of the juvenile criminal justice code.Except for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article R221-7

…l financial statements, the management report, the text of the proposed resolutions and, where applicable, the consolidated financial statements, the report on the management of the Group and the stat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-7

…quota of compensable hours, the order of the Minister for Employment sets the number of hours that may be compensated in the event of partial activity justified by one of the reasons provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions governing the performance of the duties of head of division

Article D6146-7-1

…allowance is subject to contributions to the supplementary pension scheme instituted by decree no. 70-1277 of 23 December 1970, as amended, creating a supplementary social insurance pension scheme fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148-7

When the person under investigation, the accused or the defendant is detained, the application for release may also be made by means of a declaration to the head of the penitentiary establishment. Thi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Modification, suspension, withdrawal and non-renewal of early access authorisation

Article R5121-72

I.-At the request of the holder of the exploitation rights, the Haute Autorité de santé may modify any early access authorisation mentioned in article L. 5121-12 or the therapeutic use and data collec…

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