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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Renewal and termination of contracts

Article D215-3

After filling in or confirming the headings provided for in article D. 215-2, the consumer accesses, before notifying the trader of his termination, a page which provides a summary of his termination…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-3

The annual accounts of professional trade unions of employees or employers and their unions, and associations of employees or employers mentioned in Article L. 2135-1 whose resources within the meanin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D2224-35

The report provided for in Article D. 2224-34 takes into account the specific features of the missions of developing and operating public electricity distribution networks and supplying electricity at…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions concerning the companies mentioned in 1° of Article L. 111-52 and Article L. 111-67 of the Energy Code

Article D2224-38

The analysis of the quality of the service presents, by means of indicators relating to each of the missions of the conceded service, the level of the quality of the service rendered to users and, for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1411-37

The National Healthcare Conference is made up of ninety-seven members with voting rights. Its members are divided into five colleges as follows: 1° A college of representatives of the regions and regi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Reduction of the penalty in the event of voluntary payment.

Article D48-30

The provisions of articles 707-2 and 707-4 relating to the reduction in the amount of fines in the event of voluntary payment within one month are applicable to foreign pecuniary penalties when they a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Reduction of the penalty in the event of voluntary payment.

Article D48-31

The public prosecutor who enforces a financial penalty covered by Article D. 48-30 notifies the convicted person by registered letter that, if he or she pays the amount of this pecuniary penalty withi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B. - Recovery of financial penalties by Treasury accountants.

Article D48-34

Articles 108 to 110 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management are applicable to foreign financial penalties.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-30

Where a bathing water is classified as being of "poor" quality for five consecutive years, a decision to close the bathing site is taken by the person responsible for the bathing water for a period co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-3

Notwithstanding the provisions of article D. 3324-2, the added value of banking and insurance companies is determined as follows: 1° For credit institutions and finance companies, by banking income ex…

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