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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Renewal and termination of contracts

Article L215-1

…ed in clear and comprehensible terms, shall mention, in an apparent box, the deadline for non-renewal. Where this information has not been sent to the consumer in accordance with the provisions of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Purpose

Article L1521-1

Municipalities, départements, regions and their groupings may, within the scope of the powers conferred on them by law, set up local semi-public companies which associate them with one or more private…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L1241-1

The provisions of this Title do not apply to apprenticeship contracts or assignment contracts concluded with temporary employment agencies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Central services and inspection

Article L1421-1

…ical nature if the said person is a doctor or pharmacist, under the conditions laid down in article L. 1421-3. They may carry out joint inspections with agents belonging to other departments of the St…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article L354-1

…ent, internal control, internal audit and, where applicable, the outsourcing referred to in Article L. 310-3. They shall ensure that these policies are implemented. Undertakings shall take steps to en…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L243-1

This book is applicable to Mayotte.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Participation conditions

Article L3123-18

The concession-granting authority may not impose conditions on the participation of candidates in the award procedure other than those designed to ensure that they have the ability to carry out the pr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Participation conditions

Article L3123-19

After examining the abilities and aptitudes of the candidates, the conceding authority eliminates incomplete or inadmissible applications and draws up the list of candidates admitted to participate in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L425-1

Manufacturers or importers of unmanned aircraft shall include an information leaflet on the use of these aircraft in the packaging of their products and spare parts. This leaflet sets out the principl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Quality of execution of transactions

Article L420-17

Each trading platform shall make available to the public at least once a year, free of charge, data relating to the quality of execution of the transactions executed on it.These periodic reports shall…

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