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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for distance contracts

Article L242-15

Where the trader has not reimbursed the consumer under the conditions set out in article L. 222-15, on expiry of the thirty-day period, the sum due shall automatically bear interest at the legal rate…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Business tax.

Article D422-1

…ators of seasonal tourist hotels, are defined in the second paragraph of article 310 HS of appendix II to this code.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Business tax.

Article D422-2

…under the conditions of article L. 324-1 or rural gîtes, are defined in article 322 FA of appendix III to this code.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Distance and intermediate works required for certain constructions

Article 674

…forge, oven or furnace there, Lean a stable against it, Or establish a salt shop or heap of corrosive substances against that wall, Is obliged to leave the distance prescribed by the particular regu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-4

As long as the negotiations referred to in articles L. 2242-1 and L. 2242-2 are underway, the employer may not take unilateral decisions concerning the employees as a whole, except in cases of urgency…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-1

In companies where one or more trade union sections of representative organisations have been set up, the employer shall initiate negotiations at least once every four years:1° Negotiations on remuner…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-6

Collective company agreements on actual salaries may only be filed with the administrative authority, under the conditions set out in article L. 2231-6, if accompanied by a report on the opening of ne…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-2

In undertakings and groups of undertakings within the meaning of article L. 2331-1 with at least three hundred employees, as well as in Community-scale undertakings and groups of undertakings within t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-3

…tion plan designed to ensure professional equality between women and men. After assessing the objectives set and the measures taken during the previous year, this action plan, based on clear, precise…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-5

…iations, no agreement has been reached, a statement of disagreement is drawn up in which the respective proposals of the parties and the measures that the employer intends to apply unilaterally are re…

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