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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
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Article L4241-2

The President of the Regional Council shall notify the President of the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council of the requests for opinions and studies provided for in Article L. 4241-1.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-28

Where the consumer asks the trader, during the period of the legal guarantee or the commercial guarantee granted to him at the time of the supply of digital content or a digital service, to bring the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-22-2

The sums due under a fidelity guarantee are reduced in the event of redemption before the expiry date of the guarantee, in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decree.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives.

Article L5312-4-3

When, during an inspection, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé finds that the laws and regulations applicable to the activities and products mentioned in Article L…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article L322-27-2

I. - The central body is responsible for ensuring the cohesion and smooth running of the network. It exercises administrative, technical and financial control over the organisation and management of t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-2

In addition to the information provided for in article L. 111-1, any trader, prior to the conclusion of a contract for the provision of services and, where there is no written contract, prior to the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health expertise

Article L1452-2

A Health Expertise Charter, approved by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, applies to expert appraisals carried out in the fields of health and health safety at the request of the Minister for Health or at…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L531-2

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 531-1 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 of the Cri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Combining replacement income with other income.

Article L5425-2

The persons referred to in article L. 5421-4 under the age of sixty-five who can only receive a full old-age pension calculated on the basis of less than 150 quarters of contributions are entitled to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Professional interview

Article L6315-2

At the start of their term of office as a municipal councillor, departmental councillor or regional councillor, employees are entitled, at their request, to an individual interview with their employer…

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