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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Renewal

Article L312-75

…ng to the borrower to renew the contract, the lender shall consult the file provided for in article L. 751-1, under the conditions set out in the order referred to in article L. 751-6 and, every three…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-7

The provisions of articles L. 2253-1 and L. 3231-6 do not apply to the acquisition of shares whose purpose is to give local authorities or their groupings a majority stake in the capital of local semi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Equalisation of tax resources

Article L3662-7

The articles L. 3335-1 and L. 3335-2 apply to the Metropole of Lyon.In 2015, 2016 and 2017, for the application of Article L. 3335-2 to the Rhône department and the Metropole of Lyon, the transfer dut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Charges for the removal of waste, refuse and residues, charges for the removal of household refuse from campsites and special charges

Article L2333-78

…y introduce a special fee to finance the collection and treatment of the waste mentioned in article L. 2224-14. They are required to institute it when they have instituted neither the fee provided for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L7232-7

A decree by the Conseil d'Etat determines the conditions for issuing, checking and withdrawing approval for the legal entities or individual companies mentioned in articles L. 7232-1 and L. 7232-1-2,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Secondment of employees to trade union organisations

Article L2135-7

With his express agreement and under the conditions set out in article L. 2135-8, an employee may be made available to a trade union organisation or an employers' association mentioned in article L. 2…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-7

…dustrielle shall reject the application for registration: 1° If it does not satisfy the conditions set out in Article L. 712-2 ; 2° If the trade mark does not meet the conditions set out in 1° and 5°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Fixing procedures.

Article L3423-7

…e minimum monthly remuneration is equal to the product of the amount of the minimum growth wage as set in application of articles L. 3231-2 to L. 3231-12 and L. 3423-1 to L. 3423-4, multiplied by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules applicable to training hours

Article L6321-7

In the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 6321-6, the employee's refusal to participate in training activities outside working hours or the termination of the agreement under the conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-7

A Conseil d'Etat decree determines : 1° The conditions under which nationals of a Member State of the European Union, the Principality of Andorra or a State party to the Agreement on the European Econ…

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