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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Employment contract

Article L3123-6

A part-time employee's contract of employment must be in writing. It shall state : 1° The employee's qualifications, the elements of remuneration, the planned weekly or monthly working time and, excep…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information obligation

Article L221-6

If the trader has not complied with his obligations to provide information concerning the additional charges mentioned in article L. 112-3 and 8° of Article L. 221-5, the consumer is not liable for pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1543-6

Chapters II to IV of Title VII of Book II of this Part shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Article.Articles L. 1272-2 and L. 1272-4 are a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Territorial jurisdiction of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-69

The departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service is the territorial fire and rescue service that carries out its missions on the territory of the Rhône department and that of the Lyon metropolita…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for taking up the activity of financial investment adviser

Article L541-6

I.-Financial investment advisers may not receive financial instruments from their clients. They may not receive funds from their clients other than those intended to remunerate their activity. II -Fin…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2711-6

The provisions of articles L. 2711-7 and L. 2711-8 shall apply in the event of difficulties in the performance of the contract notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary, with the exception of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Participation of users in the operation of the healthcare system

Article L1114-6

A Union nationale des associations agréées d'usagers du système de santé (National Union of Approved Associations of Users of the Healthcare System) may be set up, made up of associations of users of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-6

The failure to provide the standard withdrawal form provided for in article L. 221-9 or the supply of a form that does not comply with the provisions of 7° of article L. 221-5 are punishable by two ye…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article L1617-6

I.-The following public bodies transmit to the public accountants, in dematerialised form, the documents required for the execution of their expenditure and revenue, in compliance with the procedures…

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

Article L1134-6

Subject to Articles L. 1134-7 to L. 1134-10, Chapter I of Title V of Law 2016-1547 of 18th November 2016 on the modernisation of justice in the 21st century shall apply to the group action provided fo…

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