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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-14

…ers harmed are known and where these consumers have suffered harm of the same amount, of an identical amount per service provided or of an identical amount by reference to a period or duration, the co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-17

A decree in the Council of State shall lay down the conditions for the application of this section.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3214-1

The departmental council adopts the departmental social assistance regulations defining the rules according to which social assistance benefits falling within the department's remit are granted. The d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: NAME AND TERRITORY OF THE REGION

Article L4121-1

The name of a region is changed by decree in the Conseil d'Etat after consultation with the regional council and the departmental councils concerned. The modification of the name of a region may be re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article L5427-10

Measures to ensure the security and liquidity of the funds of the managing body of the unemployment insurance scheme and the public establishment mentioned in article L. 5427-7 are determined by joint…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Creation of apprenticeship training units

Article L6233-1

The teaching provided by the apprentice training centre may be provided in an educational establishment within an apprenticeship training unit. This unit is created within the framework of an agreemen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Development of cross-border apprenticeships

Article L6235-1

Cross-border apprenticeships enable apprentices to complete part of their practical or theoretical training in a country bordering France.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure.

Article L6362-10

…ejection and payment decisions referred to in this book taken by the administrative authority may only be made, after notification of the results of the inspection, if an adversarial procedure has bee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-1

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €150,000:1° Owning or managing a company with at least one pharmaceutical establishment without being a pharmacist or without havin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: REAL ESTATE SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF USE

Article L2421-14

Failing amicable agreement, the compensation that may be due pursuant to articles L. 2421-5, L. 2421-6, L. 2421-8, L. 2421-9, L. 2421-11 and L. 2421-13 are set as in matters of expropriation in the pu…

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