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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-2-1

As part of the tasks entrusted to mayors as agents of the State, the municipalities are responsible for: 1° Receiving and entering applications for national identity cards and passports and issuing th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-14

I.-In addition to the compliance criteria set out in the contract, the digital content or digital service is compliant if it meets the following criteria: 1° It is fit for the use normally expected of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-24-1

In companies with fifty or more employees, a collective agreement may determine the content of the job protection plan mentioned in articles L. 1233-61 to L. 1233-63 , as well as the procedures for co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-10-2

People who are co-obligated or who have granted a personal surety or who have assigned or transferred an asset as collateral may avail themselves of the measures granted to the debtor pursuant to the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-28-1

The contract authorising the communication to the public of a work on an on-demand audiovisual media service within the meaning of Article 2 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 provides for the tr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-5-2

Before a life insurance or capitalisation contract is taken out by an individual, the insurer must provide the individual with an information note, in return for a receipt, setting out the conditions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-2-1

The provisions of article L. 5211-27-1 are applicable to mixed syndicates.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-2-1

It is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros to:1° Publish, make available to the public or communicate to the public, knowingly and in any form whatsoever, software manif…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-2-1

For their application in Mayotte, the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the French Southern and Antarctic Territories and New Caledonia, Articles L. 122-3-1 and L. 211-6 shall read as follows:Art. L. 122-3-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5212-29-1

A commune may be authorised, by the State representative in the department following the opinion of the departmental commission for inter-communal cooperation meeting in the formation provided for in…

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