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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-26

In the absence of a declaration within the time limits provided for in Article L. 622-24, creditors shall not be admitted to distributions and dividends unless the official receiver relieves them of t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-23

The consumer shall return or restitute the goods to the trader or to a person designated by the latter, without undue delay and, at the latest, within fourteen days of communicating his decision to wi…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 8: Contract for the enjoyment of immovable property on a timeshare basis

Article L211-24

Natural or legal persons registered in the register referred to in I of article L. 211-18 of this code may enter into any timeshare contract governed by articles L. 224-69 et seq. of the French Consum…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-20

I. - The provisions of this chapter are applicable to municipal and inter-municipal public establishments.II. - They shall also apply, with the exception of article L. 1612-7 :- to departmental and in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-2

For operations other than the provision of services, the relationship between municipalities or their public establishments, on the one hand, and semi-public companies, on the other, is defined by a c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-23

Unsanitary premises, the definition of which is specified in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1331-22, i.e. cellars, basements, attics, rooms with inadequate ceiling height, living rooms w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-26

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 326-22, the effects of the adoption of a reorganisation measure or the opening of winding-up proceedings on the rights and obligations of participants in a regu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-258

It may be stipulated in the Articles of Association of any public limited company that the company is "à participation ouvrière". Companies whose Articles of Association do not contain this stipulatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Access to continuing vocational training.

Article L6312-2

Self-employed workers, members of the liberal professions and self-employed workers, including those who do not employ any salaried workers, as well as their collaborating spouse or their partner spou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Temporary employment agencies.

Article L6325-24

An agreement, concluded at professional branch level between the representative organisations of employers and employees in the temporary work sector and the State, may provide for part of the funds a…

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