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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Retention of contracts concluded by electronic means

Article D213-2

The period mentioned in article L. 213-1 is set at ten years from the conclusion of the contract where delivery of the goods or performance of the service is immediate. In all other cases, the period…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article D1237-10

…onal Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment provided for in article L. 1237-19-4 is sent within the time limit mentioned in the same article by any means capable of giv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Public service delegations

Article D1411-3

…ll and alternate members of the committee responsible for opening the bids, provided for in article L. 1411-5, containing the bids of candidates likely to be selected as delegatees of a local public s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Collective bargaining agreements and collective labour agreements

Article D2622-1

…ake into account, in order to be extended, the vocational training certificate mentioned in article L. 2622-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-6

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-14, when the employee decides to renew his family solidarity leave or his part-time work, he shall inform the employer by any means giving a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D3311-8

The report provided for in article L. 3311-2 describes, in summary form, the local authority's sustainable development situation based on the assessments, documents and reports produced by the departm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D4311-6

The report provided for in article L. 4310-1 describes, in summary form, the local authority's sustainable development situation based on the assessments, documents and reports produced by the region…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D7124-40

…Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations, referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 7124-12.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Employment of future teachers

Article D5134-177

In order to benefit from the recruitment priority set out in III of article L. 5134-120, students must have lived for at least two years in one of the areas mentioned or have completed at least two ye…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities

Article D5211-1

In order to implement the policies on access to training and qualifications set out in article L. 5211-2, a multi-annual training programme guarantees a complete range of services for disabled people.…

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