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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Sales in shops or factory depots.

Article R310-18

Any producer, selling part of his production directly to the public under one of the names mentioned in Article L. 310-4, shall make available to the officials authorised to carry out inspections any…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to the formation of a company dedicated to carrying out the project

Article L2213-7

…incorporated as a company dedicated to the project. In particular, it sets out the procedures for informing the purchaser and, where applicable, the procedures for sharing the capital gain on the sale…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to the formation of a company dedicated to carrying out the project

Article L2213-6

…by the State, local authorities or other public bodies to the financing of investments may take the form of a minority shareholding in the capital of the licensee when the latter is set up as a compan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Member and former member of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee

Article L2411-5

…Social and Economic Committee, may only take place after authorisation from the Labour Inspector.A former elected member of the social and economic committee staff delegation and a former trade union…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Comité régional de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelles (Regional Committee for Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance)

Article L6123-4

The President of the Regional Council and the representative of the State in the region or, in Corsica, the President of the Executive Council and the representative of the State in the local authorit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Comité régional de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelles (Regional Committee for Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance)

Article L6123-3

The role of the Regional Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance Committee is to ensure coordination between those involved in guidance, vocational training and employment policies and the consis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3a: Comité régional de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelles (Regional Committee for Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance)

Article L6523-6-1

For its application in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Article L. 6123-3 is amended as follows: 1° In the second parag…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L217-1

I.-The provisions of this chapter apply to contracts for the sale of movable tangible property between a professional seller, or any person presenting or acting as such, and a buyer acting as a consum…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L217-2

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: After-sales services

Article L217-25

…er-sales service within the meaning of this chapter means any service relating to the goods sold performed by the seller which is not covered by the legal guarantee and is not provided for by a commer…

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