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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presentation of contracts

Article D211-3

…ns applicable to contracts mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 224-25-12 include a box informing consumers of the procedures for implementing the legal guarantees referred to in 2° of arti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Conformity and safety of products and services

Article R521-3

The administrative authority mentioned in articles L. 521-4, L. 521-5, L. 521-7, L. 521-10, L. 521-12, L. 521-13, L. 521-14, L. 521-16, L. 521-20 and L. 521-23 is the Prefect or, in Paris, the Prefect…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Infrastructure management

Article L4424-25

The State assets made available to the Corsican hydraulic equipment office mentioned in article L. 112-12 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime are transferred to the assets of the Corsican territ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article R251-1

The economic interest group ceases to be subject to the obligation to appoint a statutory auditor pursuant to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 251-12 if it has fewer than one hundre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D7124-40

…an and Bushinenge customary and traditional authorities so that they designate from within their ranks the customary chiefs called upon to represent them on the Great Customary Council of the Amerindi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article R7121-51

…ho, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7121-12, collects a commission from all the artists making up the cast of the performance, is liable to a fifth-class fine.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Terms and conditions for funding social dialogue training by the Labour Relations Authority for employment platforms

Article R7343-73

The travel and subsistence expenses for the training of the representatives appointed in application of article L. 7343-12 are advanced by the representative or by the association or organisation that…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Environment.

Article L4424-35

Within the framework of national environmental policy, the territorial collectivity of Corsica defines the actions it intends to carry out for the protection of the environment on the island and deter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conciliation, orientation and preparation of the case.

Article L1454-1-1

…to in Article L. 1454-2. Article L. 1454-4 is not applicable. Failing this, the case is referred back to the adjudication panel mentioned in Article L. 1423-12. The panel hears all the parties' claims…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification committee reports and opinions

Article R211-5

…e report of the classification committee to which the matter has been referred characterises the work or document and, in particular, indicates the sequences or images likely to give rise to particula…

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