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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article R212-2

In contracts concluded between professionals and consumers, are presumed to be unfair within the meaning of the provisions of the first and fifth paragraphs of article L. 212-1, unless the trader can…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Financing continuing professional development

Article R4021-21

The National Agency for Continuing Professional Development is financed by : 1° Contributions from its members, under the conditions laid down in the constituent agreement ; 2° The annual contribution…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R3313-2

For the application of article R. 3313-1 : 1° The population to be taken into account is the total population, municipal and counted separately, as it results from the last known census on the date of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R4313-2

For the application of Article R. 4313-1 : 1° The population to be taken into account is the total population, municipal and counted separately, as it results from the last known census on the date of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products

Article R5431-2

The making available on the market, by a distributor as defined in e of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article R2113-24

For the application of section 3 of chapter III of title I of book I of the second part of the legislative part of this code: 1° The first three years following the creation of the new communes are un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-20

The High Council may, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 821-12-3 and L. 824-15, conclude cooperation agreements with authorities of non-EU Member States exercising competences similar to its…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-2

The premiums and amounts arbitrated or transferred net of charges provided for in 1° of article R. 134-3 give rise to individual rights expressed in terms of the number of units in the diversification…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Special regulatory measures for certain industries

Article R511-2

The provisions of article R. 511-1 are applicable to the industries of engravers, stampers, jewellers, goldsmiths, bronze manufacturers and related industries, embroiderers, lace manufacturers, silk m…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Closure of the investigation

Article R532-22

Where the parties are informed of the date of the hearing at least two months before it, they are informed by the same letter of the date on which the investigation will be closed. This information do…

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