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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 Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-6

…reduction of working hours" are replaced by the words: "of article 35, II of order no. 2017-1491 of 25 October 2017 extending and adapting the legislative part of the labour code, and various provisio…

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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 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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation

Article L224-13

Subject to the specific provisions of this chapter, the provisions relating to the company savings plan mentioned in Chapter II of Title III of Book III of Part Three of the Labour Code are applicable…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Special provisions applicable to inter-municipal tourist offices constituted in the form of a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R134-12

Articles R. 133-1 to R. 133-18 apply to inter-municipal tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment. For the application of the articles mentioned in the first paragraph…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R331-19

In the disciplines for which they have been delegated, the sports federations mentioned in article L. 131-16 issue the technical and safety rules applicable to the events and practice sites mentioned…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-24

The use of a model or data from a third party does not exempt insurance and reinsurance undertakings from the requirements applicable to the internal model referred to in Articles R. 352-18 to R. 352-…

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