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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Status of the consumer ombudsman

Article L613-3

Where the consumer mediator is employed or remunerated exclusively by a professional body or federation, he or she shall meet the requirements laid down by the provisions of article L. 613-1 and has a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consumer mediation assessment and monitoring committee

Article L615-2

If a mediator does not meet the conditions required by this Title, the Commission d'évaluation et de contrôle de la médiation de la consommation shall refuse to include him on the list provided for by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Detention

Article L813-1

If, during a check referred to in article L. 812-2, it appears that a foreign national is unable to prove his right to move or reside in France, he may be detained for the purposes of verifying his ri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The borough mayor

Article L2511-31

The mayor of the municipality or the mayor of Paris informs the arrondissement mayor of the general conditions for the implementation of equipment projects whose execution is planned, in whole or in p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Communal sections with separate assets

Article L2544-5

Before any decision by the representative of the State in the département on the deliberations of the municipal council relating to the objects designated in article L. 2544-4, or to the alienation or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting.

Article L2512-17

The Prefect of Police is responsible for fire rescue and defence.He retains the powers he exercises by virtue of the special law on the subject.As such, the Paris Fire Brigade is the territorially com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4422-13

The Shareholders' Meeting shall draw up its rules of procedure within one month of its election. These rules shall lay down the procedures for its operation which are not provided for in this chapter.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use.

Article L3262-5

Vouchers which have not been presented for reimbursement by a restaurant or fruit and vegetable retailer before the end of the second month following the expiry of their period of use are definitively…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Mobility vouchers

Article L3261-8

In the event of the issuer being placed under a safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation procedure, employees holding unused but still valid and exchangeable securities on the date of the dec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formal notices from the Departmental Director of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training.

Article L4721-2

The formal notices issued by the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, drawn up in accordance with the procedures laid down by regulation, set a deadline for…

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