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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation

Article A752-1

I.-The authorisation application form referred to in article R. 752-6-2, a model of which is attached to this order, bears the letterhead of the prefecture in whose jurisdiction the authorisation is r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of pharmacists or veterinary surgeons in charge.

Article R5142-33

In the companies referred to in article L. 5142-1, other than those which manufacture, import or distribute medicated feedingstuffs excluding any other veterinary medicinal product and which opt for t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Rent.

Article L145-34

…nal de la statistique et des études économiques. In the absence of a contractual clause setting the reference quarter for this index, the change in the quarterly index of commercial rents or the quart…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-1

Before the consumer is bound by a contract for pecuniary interest, the trader shall communicate to the consumer, in a legible and comprehensible manner, the following information: 1° The essential cha…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article L212-1

…ut in articles 1188, 1189, 1191 and 1192 of the Civil Code, the unfairness of a term is assessed by reference, at the time the contract is concluded, to all the circumstances surrounding its conclusio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-27

…ue service for the actual performance of the duties of chairman and vice-chairman are determined by reference to the scale provided, based on the population of the department, for the allowances of de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-3

…es or leasing on terms more favourable than those on the market. The amount of aid is calculated by reference to market conditions, in accordance with ceiling and zone rules laid down by regulation. T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Reimbursement of a payment transaction ordered by the payee or by the payer who gives a payment order via the payee

Article L133-25

…d in accordance with I, the payer may not invoke reasons relating to an exchange transaction if the reference exchange rate agreed with his payment service provider was applied.III. - The payer shall…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R221-7

…n article R. 221-2, the summons to pay shall contain, failing which it shall be null and void: 1° A reference to the writ of execution under which the proceedings are taken, with a separate breakdown…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3121-64

…to an individual lump-sum agreement, in compliance with articles L. 3121-56 and L. 3121-58 ; 2° The reference period for the package, which may be the calendar year or any other period of twelve conse…

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