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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Practical procedures and deadlines in the event of unauthorised or incorrectly executed payment transactions

Article L133-24

The payment service user shall report an unauthorised or incorrectly executed payment transaction to his payment service provider without delay and at the latest within thirteen months of the debit da…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Commercial guarantee

Article L217-23

The producer may grant the consumer a commercial guarantee committing him for a given period of more than two years, known as a "commercial guarantee of durability". If he offers such a commercial gua…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-24

If the trainee is taken on by the company within three months of the end of the work placement included in the course of study during the final year of the course, the duration of the work placement i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-23

The derogation provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 526-22 only applies to claims arising from the date of registration in the register to which the sole trader is subject for his busine…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-24

The Assembly of Martinique, when one fifth of its members so request, shall deliberate on the creation of a mission of information and evaluation responsible for gathering information on a matter of l…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-26

Failure to comply with the obligations mentioned in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-28

In order to grant the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-27, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée must ensure, on the basis of measurable economic data, in par…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-23

The adoption of a reorganisation measure as defined in article L. 323-8 or the opening of winding-up proceedings in a Member State of the European Union other than France in respect of an insurance un…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-23

Mayors of communes or chairmen of special delegations receive a functional allowance set by applying the reference term mentioned in article L. 2123-20 the following scale: Population (inhabitants) Ra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-22

Subject to the provisions of article L. 233-23, the consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with the accounting principles and valuation rules of this code, taking into account th…

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