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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Candidate Section

Article L1441-16

The membership of candidate employees to the sections is determined with regard to the field of application of the collective labour agreement to which they belong, according to the distribution table…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-6

The following is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500: 1° Failing to comply with a formal notice issued pursuant to Article L. 1333-31 ; 2° Failing to communicate, in applicatio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Renewal

Article L312-75

Before proposing to the borrower to renew the contract, the lender shall consult the file provided for in article L. 751-1, under the conditions set out in the order referred to in article L. 751-6 an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Negotiation procedures

Article L2241-7

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2241-5 or in the event of non-compliance with its stipulations, the organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Weekly and Sunday rest.

Article L3164-4

A decree in the Council of State shall establish the list of industries authorised to benefit from the derogations to the weekly rest period provided for in articles L. 3132-5 to L. 3132-7 and for you…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-6

Articles L. 3112-1 and L. 3112-2 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands. For its application in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the first paragraph of article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2

I. - No person may, directly or indirectly, administer or manage a company subject to State control by virtue of article L. 310-1 or article L. 310-1-1, a société de groupe d'assurance defined in arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-8

The Commercial Court, seised of a claim for payment relating to the operation of a business, may, if it makes an order and if the creditor so requests, by the same judgment order the sale of the busin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Advertising

Article L224-71

Any advertisement relating to any contract or group of contracts for the use of timeshare, long-term holiday product or for resale or exchange shall indicate the possibility of obtaining the informati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-83

The consumer who intends to exercise his right of withdrawal shall notify his decision to the trader before the expiry of the periods defined in articles L. 224-79, L. 224-80 and L. 224-81, by registe…

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