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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-5

I.-When organising or conducting voluntary sales of furniture by public auction, the operators mentioned in article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-14

…sentation of the price and the delivery of the goods for which they have conducted the sale. Any clause that seeks to exclude or limit their liability is deemed to be unwritten.The auctioned goods may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-6

The operators referred to in Article L. 321-4 must provide evidence of: 1° The existence in a credit institution of an account intended exclusively to receive funds held on behalf of others; 2° Insura…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-4-1

Continuing professional training is compulsory for natural persons who manage voluntary sales of furniture by public auction, within the meaning of article L. 321-9. The Conseil d'Etat decree provided…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-17

…and sales of furniture by public auction, in accordance with the rules applicable to such sales. Clauses intended to exclude or limit their liability are prohibited and deemed unwritten. Civil liabili…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-7

…oncerning the premises where exhibitions of furniture offered for sale and public auction sales are usually held and the infrastructure used in the case of electronic auctions. When the exhibition or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Apprenticeship contract preparing for the vocational baccalaureate

Article L6222-22-1

An apprentice preparing for a vocational baccalaureate may, at his own request or that of his employer, at the end of the first year of the contract, continue his training with a view to obtaining a v…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Inter-municipal agreements, conventions and conferences

Article L5842-31

…umn of the same table. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5221-1 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 5221-2 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Parental presence leave

Article D1225-17

…the employer.In the event of an extension beyond the duration of the parental presence leave previously provided for, the conditions of notice to the employer provided for in article L. 1225-63 shall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Parental presence leave

Article R1225-15

For the application of article L. 1225-62, the particular seriousness of the illness, accident or disability and the need for a sustained presence and constraining care are attested by a medical certi…

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