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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-18

The contracts mentioned in article L. 224-17 are in writing, with the consumer only being bound by his signature. These contracts must specify at least the following information in a clear, detailed a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-2

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book I in New Caledonia:1° In article L. 2112-4, the words: "of the Member States of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "of the Republi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-2

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book I in French Polynesia:1° In article L. 2112-4, the words: "of the Member States of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "of the Repu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-5

I.-The agglomeration community automatically exercises the following competencies in place of the member municipalities: 1° In terms of economic development: economic development actions under the con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L775-14

I.- Subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II and III, the articles mentioned in the first column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of validity.

Article L2232-12

The validity of a company or establishment agreement is subject to its signature by, on the one hand, the employer or his representative and, on the other hand, one or more representative employee tra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Employee information

Article L1233-57-10

Together with the notice of the meeting provided for in article L. 1233-57-9, the employer shall send the employee representatives all relevant information on the proposed closure of the establishment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1142-1-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of the seventh paragraph of Article L. 1142-17, the following are eligible for compensation under national solidarity schemes: 1° Damage resulting from nosocomial i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-3-2

The reprocessing of single-use devices referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, their placing on the market and their use ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5842-4

I. - The provisions of Section 3 of Chapter I of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the r…

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