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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to judicial measures

Article 429

…d for emancipated minors as well as for adults. For unemancipated minors, the application may be lodged and judged during the last year of their minority. However, the judicial protection measure does…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 522

…delivers to the farmer or sharecropper for cultivation, whether valued or not, are subject to the regime of immovables as long as they remain attached to the land by the effect of the agreement. Those…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-10

In the event of a decision to dismiss, acquit or acquit having become final, the person placed under house arrest with electronic surveillance shall be entitled to compensation for the harm suffered i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-8

For the application of article L. 2314-20, the length of time spent in the company is calculated by adding together the periods during which the employee does or does not carry out an assignment when…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Disciplinary measures.

Article L1331-1

Any measure, other than verbal comments, taken by the employer as a result of an action taken by the employee which the employer considers to be at fault, whether or not this measure is likely to have…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-27

All information, including advertising, relating to a life insurance contract or capitalisation contract shall be accurate, clear and not misleading. Advertising shall be clearly identified as such.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct payment of the subcontractor

Article L2193-11

A direct subcontractor of the contractor who has been accepted and whose payment conditions have been approved by the purchaser shall be paid directly by the purchaser for the part of the contract for…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Authorised buyers

Article L2211-3

The State may enter into a partnership contract on behalf of an unauthorised purchaser, provided that:1° The ministry responsible has examined the project;2° The operation is sustainable in terms of i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article L314-9

The provisions of articles L. 314-6 to L. 314-8 do not apply to loans granted to a natural person acting for professional purposes or to a legal entity engaged in an industrial, commercial, craft, agr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Life mortgage

Article L341-57

If the lender grants a life mortgage without making a prior offer to the borrower in accordance with article L. 315-9 or under conditions that do not comply with articles L. 315-10 and L. 315-11, is p…

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