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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-25

…e contract by the borrower, no payment, in any form and on any basis whatsoever, may be made by the lender to the borrower or on the borrower's behalf, or by the borrower to the lender.During the same…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-25

The prefect or his representative attends board meetings as of right. If a deliberation appears likely to affect the operational capacity of the fire and rescue service or the proper distribution of r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-25

…ersons sued by virtue of the cheque may not raise against the bearer defences based on their personal relationship with the drawer or with previous bearers, unless the bearer, in acquiring the cheque,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-25

Subscriptions made by current account holders give rise to a credit to their account equal to the amount of the bonds subscribed, without the physical issue of forms.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Investor information

Article L214-25

The Autorité des marchés financiers defines the conditions under which general-purpose investment funds must inform investors and may be advertised, in particular by audiovisual means, or canvassed.Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Youth passbook

Article L221-25

The same person can only hold one youth passbook.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-25

…d by the transferor. The signature is affixed either by hand or by any non-handwritten method. The slip may be made out to order. The date is affixed by the transferee.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-25

At the end of her maternity leave, the employee returns to her previous job or to a similar job with at least equivalent pay.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Information on vacancies.

Article L1251-25

At the request of a temporary employee who has been with the user company for at least six months, the user company will inform the temporary employee of any open-ended contract positions to be filled…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-25

The freelance administration company sets up and manages an activity account for each supported employee. The ported employee is informed once a month of the items charged to this account, and in part…

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