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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-80

In the event that the trader has not completed and supplied to the consumer on paper or on any other durable medium the withdrawal form provided for in 5° of Article L. 224-78, consumers have a withdr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants

Article L1874-3

The article L. 1617-5, in its wording prior to Law no. 2017-1775 of 28 December 2017 on the rectifying finances for 2017,is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the following adap…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L232-26

I.-The possession, without a duly justified medical reason, of one or more prohibited substances or methods set by order of the Minister for Sport is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for executing a payment transaction

Article L133-10

…ayment service provider refuses to execute a payment order or initiate a payment transaction, it shall notify the payment service user, or make the notification available to the payment service user i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-6

In all the cases provided for in articles L. 163-2 to L. 163-4-1 and L. 163-7, the court may order the disqualification from civic, civil and family rights provided for in article 131-26 of the Crimin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-9

1. A decree issued by the Minister for the Economy, with the approval of the Autorité des marchés financiers, shall set the compensation ceiling, the compensation terms and deadlines and the rules gov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12

Fixed-term employment contracts must be in writing and contain a precise definition of the reason for the contract. Failing this, it is deemed to have been concluded for an indefinite period.It shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-5

The agency is headed by a Director General appointed by decree. The Director General issues opinions and recommendations falling within the remit of the Agency and, on behalf of the State, takes decis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-7

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 214-1 of the Environment Code, the use of water for human consumption, with the exception of natural mineral water, is subject to authorisation fro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-6

The Agency's staff are governed by the provisions of articles L. 5323-1 to L. 5323-4. The members of the Agency's Board of Directors and any other persons in possession of information held by the Agen…

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