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Showing 41714180 of 62242 articles for Art. L. 416-1 et seq.

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-16

In the cases provided for in article L. 217-14, the consumer informs the seller of his decision to cancel the contract. The consumer returns the goods to the seller at the latter's expense. The seller…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Undeclared periods of activity

Article L5426-1-1

…nce rights, the jobseeker may refer the matter to the Pôle emploi joint body referred to in Article L. 5312-10.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-1

…any other benefit provided instead of or in addition to the payment of a price pursuant to Articles L. 112-1 to L. 112-4-1; 3° In the absence of immediate performance of the contract, the date or dead…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: The direct payment procedure for maintenance payments

Article L213-1

…on by private deed countersigned by lawyers, filed with a notary in accordance with the procedures set out inarticle 229-1 of the Civil Code; 3° A deed notarised by a notary; 4° An agreement made enfo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L5212-16

A commune may join a syndicate for only some of the competences exercised by the syndicate. In this case, the decision to set up the syndicate or an amending decision determines the list of communes t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article LO6451-1

…ble by operation of law as soon as they have been published in the Official Journal of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, posted or notified to the interested parties and transmitted to the representative of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Exercise by a taxpayer or voter of shares belonging to the community

Article LO6453-1

Any taxpayer registered on the roll of the collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon or any elector registered on the electoral rolls of the collectivity has the right to exercise, both as plaintiff an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Voter petitions

Article LO6441-1

The territorial council may be seized, by means of a petition, of any matter falling within the competence of the collectivity. The petition may be presented on an individual or collective basis. It m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1251-17

The assignment contract is sent to the employee no later than two working days after it is made available.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1251-16

…cular:1° A reproduction of the clauses and information in the secondment contract listed in article L. 1251-43 ; 2° The employee's professional qualifications;3° The terms and conditions of the remune…

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