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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-15

The provisions of

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for distance contracts

Article L242-15

Where the trader has not reimbursed the consumer under the conditions set out in article L. 222-15, on expiry of the thirty-day period, the sum due shall automatically bear interest at the legal rate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Penalties (R).

Article R1611-15

Shall be punished by the fine provided for respectively in articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Penal Code the repeat offence, by a natural or legal person, of a 5th class contravention as defined in II…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article R321-15

…entioned in the second paragraph of article L. 326-2 are as follows: 1° The articles of association and the general regulations; 2° The conditions of membership and the conditions of termination of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-15

…the context of medically assisted procreation may only be performed if the conditions for access to and performance of medically assisted procreation set out in articles L. 2141-2 to L. 2141-13 are me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Information and prevention visit

Article R4624-15

If the worker has had an information and prevention visit within the last five years or, in the case of the worker referred to in Article R. 4624-17, within the last three years prior to his recruitme…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-15

…exploit the earlier patent to the extent necessary for the exploitation of the patent owned by him and provided that such invention constitutes, in relation to the earlier patent, a significant techn…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Collection of information and documents

Article L512-15

For the purposes of investigating and establishing misleading commercial practices, the authorised agents may require the party responsible for the practice to make available to them or to provide the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration and assessment of claims

Article R742-15

…shall draw up a statement of the claims thus declared. It shall notify this statement to the debtor and the creditors and at the same time send them the summons to attend for a ruling to be made in ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-15

When the test sample is taken outside the laboratory and in a health establishment to which the laboratory belongs, and the health professional who takes the sample does not belong to the laboratory b…

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