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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D111-19

When the person carrying out the activity referred to in Article L. 111-7-2 refuses to publish a notice, it shall inform the author of the reasons for refusal by any appropriate means.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article D47-11-4

…n order to allow the public prosecutor to notify the head of the prison in accordance with articles D. 77 and D. 158, the family court judge or the children's judge shall inform this magistrate of dec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 D

…ting a person or additional requests relating to this type of requisition: €12 per building indicated.A building is considered to be each block of property or cadastral parcel or each co-ownership lot…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cafés, public houses and pubs

Article D312-3

Collective hostels are classified by the body mentioned in article L. 141-2 according to criteria set out in a classification table drawn up by the same body and approved by order of the Minister resp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of the field of fitting professions

Article D4364-1

Prosthetists and orthotists who fit orthopaedic appliances to sick or disabled people include the following professions: 1° Orthoprosthetists ; 2° Pedorthists 3° Ocularists 4° Epithesists; 5° Orthopae…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D4162-1

I.-The minimum proportion of employees mentioned in 1° of I of Article L. 4162-1 is set at 25% of the workforce. II - For the application of 2° of I of article L. 4162-1 of the Labour Code, the compan…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article D762-13

The maximum value of goods that may be offered for sale on site, for the personal use of the purchaser, at a trade show as defined by article L. 762-2, is set at 80 euros inclusive of all taxes.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article D6145-34

The provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 6145-2 apply when the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure has not been drawn up by the Director by 1st January of the year to which it re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article D2342-11

The administrative account, on which the municipal council is called to deliberate in accordance with article L. 2121-31, presents, by separate column and in the order of the chapters and articles of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article D541-8

For the application of article L. 541-2, financial investment advisers who are natural persons and natural persons with the power to manage or administer legal persons authorised as financial investme…

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