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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Service contracts.

Article R5323-13

The private employment agency sends to the public employment service agency commissioning the placement service and, in all cases, to Pôle emploi, the information relating to the jobseeker that is nec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure

Article R2523-13

The mediator may, in agreement with the parties, suspend the drafting of his recommendation and make it conditional upon the resumption of discussions between them in a form and within a timeframe tha…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Simplified group action procedure

Article R623-13

The consumer's acceptance shall be sent, by any means enabling receipt to be acknowledged, to the trader and the requesting association or, where there is more than one, to one of them, within the tim…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-13

The financial year begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December.The Board shall adopt the budget of the Autorité des marchés financiers each year before the beginning of the financial year. The budget…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article R624-13

The application to revendicate an asset shall be sent within the period provided for in Article L. 624-9 by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the administrator if one has been appoi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-13

The judge being sued may be assisted by one of his peers, by a lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de Cassation or by a lawyer registered with a bar association. The file on the proceedings must…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants

Article R4332-13

Payment appropriations corresponding to programme authorisations are to be paid in the following proportions: - 42% during the year in which these allocations are granted; - 35% during the year follow…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-133

The certificates referred to in Article L. 5124-11 are issued by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. These certificates are valid for three…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-132

For pharmaceutical products with a parallel import authorisation, Customs officers check the import authorisation number on the packaging. If this number does not appear on the packaging at the time o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-135

The declaration provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 5124-11 shall be sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by any means capable of providing a…

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