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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L341-1

All contracts concluded between, on the one hand, a natural person or a legal entity governed by private law that groups together traders, other than those mentioned in Chapters V and VI of Title II o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-21

For the purposes of Articles L. 211-9 to L. 211-17, the State, public authorities, companies or organisations benefiting from an exemption under Article L. 211-2 are treated in the same way as an insu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Syndicates of communes

Article L5842-16

I. - The articles L. 5212-15 to L. 5212-17 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of Article L. 5212-15, after the words "or…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-14

The agreement is drawn up in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 342-1 to L. 342-5 and sets out the nature, operating conditions and funding of the service. It defines the respective obligat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2315-43

Apart from the cases provided for in Articles L. 2315-36 and L. 2315-37, the company agreement defined in Article L. 2313-2 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the emplo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions.

Article L7123-28

Any person operating a modelling agency who makes a model available to a user without concluding a written availability contract or one that does not specify the characteristics of the service require…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-10

The services completed by the apprentice under his apprenticeship contract(s) may neither be taken into account as public service within the meaning of the provisions applicable to civil servants, pub…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-25

The provisions of article L. 521-17 apply to the provision of services. The provision of services may be suspended under the conditions set out in this article.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formalities.

Article L2143-7

The names of the union representative(s) are brought to the attention of the employer under conditions determined by decree. They are posted on boards reserved for trade union communications. A copy o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-3

Any advertisement within the meaning of Article L. 5122-1 made to the public or to healthcare professionals for a medicinal product mentioned in 1° of II of Article L. 5121-12 benefiting from an early…

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