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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Status of the consumer ombudsman

Article L613-2

…te body set up by the company, comprising representatives of approved consumer defence associations and representatives of the professional, or reporting to a national consultative body in the consume…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Development of cross-border apprenticeships

Article L6235-2

…or implementing cross-border apprenticeships are specified in an agreement concluded between France and the border country in which the practical or theoretical part of the apprenticeship training is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article L5471-2

…bined with a criminal fine imposed on the offender for the same acts, the total amount of the fines and financial penalties imposed shall not exceed the highest legal maximum.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Contracting entities

Article L1212-2

Subject to the provisions of article L. 2192-15, a public undertaking within the meaning of this Code is any body with legal personality which carries out activities involving the production or market…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article L526-25

…written request of a creditor, waive the derogation provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 526-22, for a specific undertaking for which he must state the term and the amount, which must be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article L663-2

…emuneration of court-appointed administrators, court-appointed agents, plan execution commissioners and liquidators are set in accordance with Title IV bis of Book IV. This remuneration is exclusive o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-22

…Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who is established and legally practises the activities of a nurse responsible for general care in a Member State or St…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-24

…ecomes perfect on the twofold condition that the borrower has not exercised his right of withdrawal and that the creditor has informed the borrower of his decision to grant the credit within a period…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Information mentioned in the contract

Article L312-29

…borrower on paper or any other durable medium. This notice includes extracts from the general terms and conditions of the insurance concerning him/her, in particular the name and address of the insure…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-26

…greenhouse gas emissions, fonds de concours may be paid between a syndicate referred to in article L. 5212-24 and the member municipalities or public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, f…

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