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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Withdrawal of communes

Article L5216-11

By way of derogation from article L. 5211-19, a commune may be authorised, by the State representative in the department after receiving the opinion of the departmental commission for inter-communal c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-24

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons rules under an accelerated procedure in the following cases:1° The applicant comes from a country considered to be a safe country…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-4-1

Where the contract for the sale of goods or the contract for the supply of digital content or digital services does not provide for the payment of a price, the trader shall specify the nature of the b…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-5

Without prejudice to the rights of holders of claims arising from the management of these operations, no creditor of the insurance undertaking other than policyholders, members, insured persons or ben…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Duration and implementation of professionalisation actions.

Article L6325-13

In the context of fixed-term professionalisation contracts or professionalisation actions undertaken in the context of open-ended contracts, the positioning, assessment and support actions as well as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-6

As stated in Article L. 2223-43 of the French General Code for Local Authorities, reproduced below: "Public or private health establishments that transport a body before committal and transfer a body…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-3

The conditions under which the mandatory nutrition declaration provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October, as amended, on the provision of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-7

…ation of the société européenne are governed by the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter V of this Title, with the exception of the first paragraph of Articles L. 225-37 and L. 225-82 and the fourth par…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27-1

Prior to the conclusion of a contract: 1° Providers of publicly available electronic communications services shall communicate information relating in particular to the quality of the service rendered…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Early repayment

Article L313-48

For contracts concluded from the date of entry into force of the loi n° 99-532 du 25 juin 1999 relative à l'épargne et à la sécurité financière, no compensation is payable by the borrower in the event…

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