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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-6

…visions to the contrary, the validity of the pre-electoral agreement concluded between the employer and the trade union organisations concerned is subject to its signature by the majority of the trade…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article R2192-3

…or the Budget, appended to this Code, defines the technical procedures for submitting, transmitting and receiving invoices on the public invoicing portal in application of Article L. 2192-5. These pro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article R351-4

…des adaptations prévues à l'article R. 351-5, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D351-7

…the references to the issue of a booklet signed by the persons with whom the training was followed and including the results of the skills test as an appendix are deleted; 3° For the application of A…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article R351-5

…e replaced by locally applicable provisions having the same effect: 1° References to the European standardised information sheet mentioned in article L. 313-7 ; 2° References to 7° of Article L. 311-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D351-6

…des adaptations prévues à l'article D. 351-7, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-80

The examination of the accounts of the mandatary appointed under a mandate for future protection (number 39 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of a fee based on the highest chapter, in revenue o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-78

The receipt or closure of a guardianship account, by separate deed (number 34 in table 5) gives rise, provided that the deed does not contain an agreement entitling the parties to proportional fees, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-76

…to the collection of a fee proportional to the capital formed by twenty times the perpetual annuity and ten times the life annuity, according to the following scale:Tranches of basis Applicable rate 0…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-73

The acceptance or declaration of employment (number 28 of table 5) gives rise to the collection:1° A fixed fee of €26.41, where the employment or reinvestment has been made by means of an investment t…

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