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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-22

The trial period lengths set by articles L. 1221-19 and L. 1221-21 are mandatory, with the exception of :-shorter periods set by collective agreements concluded after the date of publication of the af…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-52

The contract of sale or provision of services is automatically terminated, without compensation: 1° If the creditor has not, within seven days of acceptance of the credit agreement by the borrower, in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-7

The reports drawn up by the sworn and approved agents mentioned in Article L. 331-19 may be drawn up in electronic form. In this case, a secure electronic signature is used under the conditions provid…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R742-1

The agreement of the debtor referred to in Article L. 742-1 is given in writing on a form given to the interested party by the commission secretariat. This form informs the debtor that the personal re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article D1237-10

The validation decision of the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment provided for in article L. 1237-19-4 is sent within the time limit mentioned in the same…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Failure to balance the budget (R)

Article R1612-24

If a budgetary decision that is the subject of the transmission provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 1612-9 is not adopted in real balance, the State representative shall refer the matte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article R934-1

For the application of articles R. 450-1 and R. 450-2 to New Caledonia, the reference to the agents mentioned in article L. 450-1 is replaced by the reference to the sworn agents of New Caledonia ment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-30

The health care organisation shall make available to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency the documents and information necessary for the exercise of its control. Requests for these docu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-20

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine, as far as is necessary, the procedures for applying the provisions of articles L. 4321-15 to L. 4321-19-7, in particular the representation of professio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for damage and settlement of disputes

Article R623-25

Difficulties that arise during the implementation of the judgment on liability are, pursuant to article L. 623-19, submitted to the "juge de la mise en état" before the expiry of the time limit set fo…

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