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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation, amendment and duration of the contract

Article L224-25-5

…1° The identity and contact details of the professional; 2° The information mentioned in articles L. 111-1, L. 221-5 and, where applicable, L. 221-8 and L. 221-11, and in particular: a) The nature o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-4

…table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-6 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-17

…part-time employees, and job mix. This negotiation is based on the data mentioned in 2° of article L. 2312-36. This negotiation also covers the application of article L. 241-3-1 of the Social Securit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-31

…one or more of the following purposes : a) Shares, with the exception of those mentioned in article L. 228-11 of the French Commercial Code, or company investment certificates, cooperative investment…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: OBLIGATION TO LEAVE FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L611-3

…° may be subject to a decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory pursuant to article L. 611-1 if he or she is living in France in a state of polygamy.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Special provisions for works of art

Article L1616-1

The communes, départements and regions must devote 1% of the amount of the investment to the insertion of works of art in all buildings that were subject, on 23 July 1983, the date of publication of l…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-73

…s or services for which he intends to contract. For all contracts mentioned and defined in articles L. 224-69 and L. 224-70, the offer shall state, in accordance with the corresponding model informati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article L2122-21

…of animals of non-domestic species for at least one of the reasons mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 427-6 of the Environment Code and to request, under the conditions set out in article L. 427-5 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-7

…of differentiating into all the cell types which make up the body.II.-Without prejudice to Article L. 1243-3 and, where applicable, Article L. 1121-1, research protocols conducted on human induced pl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Categories of revenue

Article L2331-3

…f the General Tax Code.b) The following revenues:1° The communal share provided for in I of article L. 2333-2;2° The proceeds of the tax on advertising levied on posters, advertisements and illuminate…

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