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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-8

I.-Without prejudice to the right of ownership or retention enforceable against the collective proceedings and the provisions of articles L. 622-17 and L. 641-13, the amount of distributable assets is…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-7

The consumer has a period of fourteen completed calendar days in which to exercise his right of withdrawal, without having to give any reason or incur any penalties. The period during which the right…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-12

The change of manager provided for in the fifth paragraph of article L. 224-6 entails the transfer to the new manager of all the individual rights in the plan being set up. In the event of a change in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1223-9

The agreement or collective agreement provided for inarticle L. 1223-8 sets out: 1° The size of the companies concerned; 2° The activities concerned; 3° The measures for informing employees about the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1243-1

Unless the parties agree otherwise, the fixed-term employment contract may only be terminated before expiry of the term in the event of serious misconduct, force majeure or unfitness for work certifie…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Project management mandate

Article L2422-5

Within the limits of the programme and the provisional financial envelope for the operation that he has decided, the project owner may entrust an agent, by means of a project management contract, with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-15

Commercial authorisation is issued prior to the completion of the project if planning permission is not required.The authorisation is granted per square metre of sales area.A new application is requir…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: NATIONAL DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISED PAYMENT INCIDENTS

Article L751-2

The purpose of this file is to provide credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in Title I of Book V of the Monetary and Financial Code, electronic money institutions and payment institutio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: NATIONAL DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISED PAYMENT INCIDENTS

Article L751-5

The Banque de France and the companies mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 751-2 from providing anyone with a copy of the information contained in the file. This prohibition does not apply…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Fines for transport companies that fail to comply with entry regulations

Article L821-8

The fine provided for in article L. 821-6 may be imposed as many times as there are passengers concerned.It is not imposed:1° Where the foreign national has been admitted to French territory on the ba…

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