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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Falsifications

Article L451-7

In the event of conviction for the offences punishable under 1° of article L. 451-2, the court may also order:

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules applicable to training hours

Article L6321-7

In the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 6321-6, the employee's refusal to participate in training activities outside working hours or the termination of the agreement under the conditions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Information for holders

Article L224-7

Holders are provided with regular information on their rights, in accordance with the conditions laid down by regulation, particularly with regard to the value of rights currently being built up and t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Repeal of the prohibition on return

Article L613-7

…e administrative authority may revoke the prohibition on return at any time.When the foreign national applies to have the prohibition on return revoked, his application is only admissible if he can pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-70

By way of derogation from the provisions relating to termination before the end of the fixed-term employment contract set out in article L. 1243-2, the Employment Initiative Contract may be terminated…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audience measurement

Article L7343-7

The following are eligible to vote: workers using an electronic contact platform mentioned in article L 7342-1 who can prove that they have been working in the economic sector in question for at least…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to group actions

Article L1134-7

A representative employee trade union organisation within the meaning of articles L. 2122-1, L. 2122-5 or L. 2122-9 may bring an action before a civil court to establish that several applicants for a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-138

Where the prohibition provided for in 1° of Article 706-136 is imposed, the civil party may request to be informed by the public prosecutor of the lifting of the hospitalisation to which that person m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article L1435-7

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may appoint inspectors and controllers from among the Agency's staff who meet the conditions of technical and legal aptitude defined by decree in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Uses of the professional prevention account

Article L4163-7

I.-The holder of the professional prevention account may decide to allocate all or part of the points registered in his account to one or more of the following uses: 1° Covering all or part of the cos…

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