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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Renewal and termination of contracts

Article L241-3-1

…he provisions of article L. 215-1-1 relating to the arrangements for terminating contracts electronically is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and €75,000 for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions of access and practice

Article D548-3-1

…1 until 1 March of the following year.The insurer issues a professional indemnity insurance certificate to the insured person.The insurer shall immediately notify the body referred to in article L. 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics.

Article L1412-3-1

The Estates General mentioned in article L. 1412-1-1 bring together conferences of citizens chosen to represent society in all its diversity. After receiving prior training, they debate and draw up an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article R1121-3-1

I.-When the research mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 1121-1 for commercial purposes is carried out in health establishments, or health centres, it is the subject of the agreement provided for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Workers from outside companies

Article D4625-34-1

…y within the framework of the agreement provided for in Article L. 4622-5-1, provided that the work carried out within the company is of a permanent nature or that the following two cumulative conditi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-3

Article L. 533-22-1 applies to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-3

…otice given to the parties. The last three paragraphs of Article 706-77 and article 706-78 are applicable to this order.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article L522-37-1

A warehousing receipt may only be issued in representation of raw materials included on a list drawn up by order of the Minister responsible for the economy and which may be the subject of a contract…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Operation

Article L23-114-3

…amount of the remuneration of an employee member of a committee, maintained by his employer in application of article L. 23-114-1, is reimbursed to the latter by the trade union organisation which app…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1-3

In the case of research involving the human person to be carried out in emergency situations where it is not possible to obtain the prior consent of the person who will be subjected to the research, w…

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