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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: The Commercial Court.

Article L724-2

…rt of appeal ; 3° Four commercial court judges elected by all the presidents of the commercial courts. An equal number of alternates are appointed under the same conditions. Members of the national di…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-28

…on of the consumer's agreement in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 221-13.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R283-2

…ct are replaced by the reference to the representative of the State in the collectivity; 2° Article R. 210-1 reads as follows: "Art. R. 210-1.-The provisions of articles R. 141-1 to R. 141-13, R. 142-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R282-2

…e Prefect are replaced by the reference to the State representative in the collectivity; 2° Article R. 210-1 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 210-1.-The provisions of articles R. 141-1 to R. 141-13, R.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Information mentioned in the contract

Article L312-28

…om any advertising medium or document, as well as from the information sheet referred to in Article L. 312-12. A box at the beginning of the agreement informs the borrower of the main features of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-20

…refers to the administrative court the acts taken by virtue of the delegation mentioned in article L. 131-14 which he considers to be contrary to the law, he may include in his appeal a request for s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L241-2

…uthorised by a delegated federation or by a specialised commission set up in application of article L. 131-19, or with a view to taking part in them, substances or processes of such a nature as to art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-2

…objective is legitimate and the requirement proportionate, the prohibitions provided for in Article L. 1142-1 do not apply. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine, after consultation with repr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Manual changers

Article L572-2

The penalties provided for in Article L. 571-4 shall apply to any person, acting either on its own behalf or on behalf of a legal entity and habitually engaged in manual foreign exchange transactions,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-21

…re the new application does not constitute a substantial modification within the meaning of Article L. 752-15 of this Code, it may be submitted directly to the National Commission for Commercial Devel…

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