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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R222-4

…n sent on paper or on another durable medium before the expiry of the period referred to in Article L. 222-7, the consumer is deemed to have complied with this time limit.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article R551-4

…e place of accommodation or, where applicable, the organisation under agreement pursuant to Article L. 550-2, informs the French Office for Immigration and Integration without delay. The manager of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of collective bargaining

Article D3123-4

Pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 3123-38, the live and recorded entertainment sector is included on the list of sectors in which the nature of the activity does not allow the working per…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R6226-4

…mber State of the European Union that may temporarily host the apprentice in application of article L. 6222-42.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Disciplinary powers

Article R612-40

Any member of the Enforcement Committee who, without prejudice to the cases provided for in Article L. 612-10, assumes that he or she is a cause for disqualification or who conscientiously considers t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-47

The Director General may declare the call for candidates unsuccessful. In this case, he may designate one or more health establishments providing the public hospital service, in application of 2° of I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-47

…erseas Territories and Health may request any information necessary for the exercise of their control. Requests for documents other than those provided for in Article D. 6431-45 do not suspend the tim…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-4

When the sentenced person shows serious signs of social rehabilitation, the sentence enforcement court may, exceptionally and under the conditions provided by Article 712-7, decide that the security p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to offences not giving rise to the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-4

The characteristics of the notice of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 are as follows: I.-On the left-hand side, details are given of the issuing department, the nature, place and date of the off…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article R4134-4

…e regional prefecture no later than 15 and 31 December respectively of the year preceding the renewal. The new designations take effect from the following 1st January.

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