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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Contracts for the purchase of precious metals

Article L224-98

The contract provided for in article L. 224-97 includes the following information: 1° The full name and address of the professional purchaser or, in the case of a legal entity, its company name and th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Contracts for the purchase of precious metals

Article L224-96

Any professional offering transactions for the purchase of precious metals, in particular gold, silver or platinum, in any form whatsoever, from consumers shall indicate, by display, the prices offere…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Contracts for the purchase of precious metals

Article L224-99

…the obligations of the parties. The consumer must then reimburse the trader for the price received and, in return, the trader must return the item(s) purchased. If the consumer fails to return the it…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Contracts for the purchase of precious metals

Article L224-97

Any transaction for the purchase of precious metals, in particular gold, silver or platinum, in any form whatsoever, by a professional from a consumer shall be the subject of a written contract, a cop…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L3123-9-1

…al council president or any vice-president delegated by the latter who, in order to exercise their mandate, has ceased their salaried professional activity is entitled, at their request, to profession…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L4135-9-1

…al council president or any vice-president delegated by the latter who, in order to exercise their mandate, has ceased their salaried professional activity is entitled, at their request, to profession…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-9-1

…one or more substances or methods prohibited by the list mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 425-1-1, for which Appendix 1 to the International Convention against Doping in Sport, adopted in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-9-1

…tificate that a psychiatric care measure in the form of full hospitalisation is no longer necessary and that the care measure without consent can be lifted or that the patient can be cared for in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Employee member of a joint health, safety and working conditions committee in agriculture.

Article L2412-9

The fixed-term employment contract of an employee who is a member of a joint health, safety and working conditions committee in agriculture may only be terminated before expiry of the term due to seri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-9-1

…hareholders' equity has not been reconstituted in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 626-3, the administrator is entitled to request the appointment of a court-appointed agent respon…

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