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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commercial guarantee

Article R217-7

The professional's application referred to in I of article L. 217-24 shall be submitted to the regional directorate or the directorate for the economy, employment, labour and solidarity of the region…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commercial guarantee

Article R217-10

…rticle L. 217-24, the department mentioned in article R. 217-7 notifies the professional of his new formal position, at least two weeks before it takes effect.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Age requirements

Article R6222-1-1

In application of the third paragraph of article L. 6222-1, young people who reach the age of fifteen before the end of the calendar year may be enrolled, under school status, in a vocational lycée or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Age requirements

Article D6222-1

…or repeatedly fails to fulfil its obligations; c) Implementation of the procedure for suspending performance of the apprenticeship contract, as provided for in articles L. 6225-4 et seq; 4° In the eve…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Age requirements

Article D6222-1-2

The age of the apprentice does not prevent the signing of a new apprenticeship contract under the conditions set out in 2° of article L. 6222-11.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article 919

For the application of Article 266, sixteen jurors, whose names are drawn from the annual list, form the list for the session. In addition, the names of three alternate jurors are drawn from the speci…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions applicable to the publication of a musical work

Article L132-17-9

Agreements relating to the respective obligations of authors and music publishers and the penalties for non-compliance, and dealing with professional practices, concluded between the professional orga…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-7

…rticular the procedures for accessing the database provided for in Article L. 134-2, the nature and format of the data collected and the most appropriate publicity measures to guarantee the best possi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-1

…distributed commercially by a publisher and which is not currently published in printed or digital form. Unavailable book" means a book published in France before 1 January 2001 which is no longer di…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Special provisions relating to the exploitation of certain unavailable works

Article L138-5

The procedures for applying articles L. 138-1 to L. 138-4, in particular the procedures for issuing and withdrawing the approval referred to in article L. 138-2 and the procedures for exercising the r…

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