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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relationship between the respective payment service providers and the payment service user

Article L133-17-1

…ween the parties, of the refusal of access to the payment account and of the reasons for that refusal. That information shall, if possible, be given to the payment service user before access is refuse…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-11-1

…ber of their family or by the trusted support person they have designated in application of article L. 1111-6 of this Code, for the duration of the outing; 2° In the form of unaccompanied outings last…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to legal entities

Article L123-11

Any legal entity applying for registration in the Trade and Companies Register must provide proof of enjoyment of the premises or premises where it sets up, alone or with others, the registered office…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Candidate Section

Article L1441-17

Subject to the provisions relating to the management section defined in article L. 1441-15, for the employers' college, employers and similar persons, as defined in article L. 1441-12, belong to the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-19

…s financed by the payment of professional fees paid by the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 and based on the amount of gross fees received during the previous year for sales organised…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-18

…re by public auction; 6° Recording the declarations of the persons mentioned in I and II of Article L. 321-4 and drawing up, updating and publishing a national directory of the said persons; 7° Regist…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duration of the contract.

Article L6222-11

In the event of failure to obtain the diploma or professional qualification in question, the apprenticeship may be extended for a maximum of one year:1° Either by extending the initial contract or the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duration of the contract.

Article L6222-13

…f the training required to obtain the professional qualification sought, as provided for in article L. 6233-8.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duration of the contract.

Article L6222-14

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this sub-section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duration of the contract.

Article L6222-12

The apprenticeship contract must state the date on which performance of the apprenticeship contract, the period of practical training on the employer's premises and the period of training in the appre…

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