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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exercise of the mandate.

Article L1442-7

An employee who is a member of a labour tribunal and who works continuous or discontinuous shift work is entitled to have his working hours adjusted so as to guarantee him a minimum rest period.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L172-7

In the absence of fraud, the contract is valid up to the actual value of the insured items and, if approved, for the entire sum insured.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exclusion of specialised cinemas

Article D311-7

The President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée is notified of the decision to specialise one or more cinemas.Unless the President objects on the grounds of non-compliance with the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Lapse of financial assistance

Article 121-7

…ss otherwise specified, decisions to grant financial assistance shall automatically lapse on expiry of a period of four years if all or part of the assistance has not been paid because the beneficiary…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formulation of technical specifications

Article R2111-7

…tain products. However, such a statement or reference is possible if it is justified by the subject of the contract or, exceptionally, in cases where a sufficiently precise and intelligible descriptio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Choice of award criteria

Article R2152-7

…ase himself: 1° Either on a single criterion which may be : a) Price, provided that the sole object of the contract is the purchase of standardised services or supplies whose quality cannot be varied…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-7

Any person who, in good faith, at the date of filing or priority of a patent, was, in the territory where this Book is applicable, in possession of the invention which is the subject of the patent, sh…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-73

Where, pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 312-34, the borrower repays the entire amount of the revolving credit early on his or her own initiative, no early repayment inde…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-71

…o, by any means, monthly and within a reasonable time before the payment date, an updated statement of the performance of the revolving credit agreement, making clear reference to the previous stateme…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-70

…and a revolving credit facility, or with a payment account and a revolving credit facility, the use of the credit facility results from the consumer's express agreement expressed at the time of paymen…

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