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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article L313-22

The assessment referred to in article L. 313-20 gives rise to the drafting of an appraisal document taking into account, in accordance with the standards mentioned in 2° of the same article, the legal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-22

Only the applicant association may take part in mediation, under the conditions set out in the Chapter I of Title II of Law no. 95-125 of 8 February 1995 relating to the organisation of the courts and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-22

An employee of the company may only be appointed as a director if his employment contract corresponds to actual employment. He shall not lose the benefit of such employment contract. Any appointment m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-22

The conditions for carrying out certain medical biology tests likely to present a particular risk to public health are specified by order of the Minister for Health, issued after consultation with the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-22

Any sports federation which is a member of an international federation which has authorised it to organise the practice of a sporting discipline and for which another federation has been granted the d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-22

The agreement provided for in Article L. 1233-21 sets the conditions under which the social and economic committee :1° Is convened and informed of the economic and financial situation of the company ;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-22

I.-Natural persons guilty of the offence referred to in article L. 1125-21 shall also be liable to the following penalties: 1° disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-22

At the initiative of the regional chamber of commerce and industry or on its own initiative, a territorial chamber of commerce and industry existing in a region other than the Ile-de-France region or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Foreign nationals entrusted to the child welfare service

Article L423-22

In the year following their eighteenth birthday or if they come under the provisions of article L. 421-35, foreign nationals who were entrusted to the child welfare service or to a trustworthy third p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-22

1. Any owner of a patent application or patent who has not paid the annual fee provided for in Article L. 612-19 within the period prescribed by the said article. The forfeiture takes effect on the du…

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