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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Voluntary secure mobility

Article L1222-13

…ective date and term of the mobility period, as well as the period within which the employee must inform the employer in writing of his or her decision not to return to the company. It also sets out t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preferential agreement and unilateral undertaking

Article 1123

A preference pact is a contract by which a party undertakes to offer its beneficiary priority to deal with it in the event that it decides to enter into a contract. When a contract is entered into wit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preferential agreement and unilateral undertaking

Article 1124

…right to opt for the conclusion of a contract whose essential elements are determined, and for the formation of which only the consent of the beneficiary is lacking. Revocation of the promise during…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-8

The application shall be submitted on a form and shall include all the information and supporting documents needed to assess whether the trader is covered by the provisions of article L. 217-24. If th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-9

The department referred to in article R. 217-7 formally takes a position on the factual situation described by the applicant, within two months of the date of receipt of the application or the necessa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-12

An order of the minister responsible for the economy establishes the list of information required to examine the application, the supporting documents that accompany it and the application form.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-11

The application referred to in Article R. 217-7, the list of additional information referred to in Article R. 217-8 and the notification of the formal position or new formal position of the management…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-6

The sector referred to in III of article L. 217-24 is the sector of retail trade in household appliances in specialised shops listed under codes 47.54 and 47-54 Z of division 47 of section G of the no…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

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
Subsection 2: Rescript

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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