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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-20

At the end of the contract, the trader shall inform the consumer who is the owner or future owner of the liquefied petroleum gas storage equipment of the obligations incumbent on him with regard to th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article L163-3

As part of the powers devolved to it by article L. 163-2, the General Council defines the medium-term objectives for the development of tourism in Mayotte. It draws up a tourism development plan for M…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Gifts made by marriage contract to the spouses and to unborn children of the marriage.

Article 1089

Gifts made to one of the spouses, under the terms of articles 1082, 1084 and 1086 above, will lapse if the donor survives the donee spouse and his or her posterity.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee representative in the event of safeguarding, reorganisation or judicial liquidation of companies.

Article L2411-16

Article L. 662-4 of the French Commercial Code sets out the procedure for authorising the dismissal of an employee representative in the event of safeguarding, receivership or compulsory liquidation,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R2242-1

When no agreement has been reached at the end of the compulsory negotiations within the company, the minutes of disagreement drawn up are filed under the conditions set out in article D. 2231-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents

Article A134-1

Any applicant shall file in person or by proxy with the Registrar of the Commercial Court a declaration in duplicate under the terms of which he affirms that he is practising his profession under the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Calculation and payment of the allowance

Article R5123-34

The State reimburses the company by paying the managing body designated by the professional agreement the financial contribution it is responsible for. This reimbursement is made quarterly in arrears.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-6

…of lifelong vocational training provided for in Part Six of this Code do not allow the issue of the residence permits mentioned in 6°, 8°, 17° and 20° of article R. 5221-2, 1°, 2°, 3° and 5° of I and…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Qualified persons.

Article R221-2

The professional licence referred to in article R. 221-1 is issued to persons residing in France by the prefect of the département in which they are established. It is issued by the Prefect of Paris t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Participation of residents in local life

Article L2143-4

In communes with fewer than 3,500 inhabitants, the municipal council may, at the request of the inhabitants, set up an advisory council for each town, hamlet or group of hamlets. The municipal council…

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