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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Receipt in lieu of payment.

Article L1234-20

The "solde de tout compte", drawn up by the employer and receipted by the employee, lists the sums paid to the employee on termination of the employment contract.The receipt may be cancelled within si…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-20

In the absence of a collective agreement, any work performed between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. is considered to be night work and, for the activities mentioned in Article L. 3122-3, any work performed between…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-20

Where the information relating to the right of withdrawal has not been provided to the consumer under the conditions set out in 7° of Article L. 221-5, the withdrawal period is extended by twelve mont…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election and composition.

Article L4422-20

In the event of the death or resignation of one or more executive councillors other than the president, the assembly shall proceed, on the proposal of the president of the executive council of Corsica…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Beneficiaries of stateless status

Article L424-20

The card issued in application of 2° of article L. 424-19 may not be withdrawn by the administrative authority when the community of life has been broken off due to family or marital violence.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Regime for members of a regulated market

Article L421-20

…ate party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area other than France to execute orders on behalf of third parties or to deal on own account may become members of a regulated market referred to i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-20

I. - The provisions of this chapter are applicable to municipal and inter-municipal public establishments.II. - They shall also apply, with the exception of article L. 1612-7 :- to departmental and in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special payment rules

Article L224-20

The collective company retirement savings plan must be able to receive the payments mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 224-2, made in cash. The plan must also be able to receive sums from the compul…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-20

No fair or market, even a simple supply market, may be set up on a site included, in whole or in part, within the rights-of-way of a national road classified as a trunk road.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-20

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for the liquidator to use, in bad faith, the assets or credit of the company in liquidation in a way that he knows to be contrary…

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