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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Scientific Council

Article R4642-8

I.-The Scientific Advisory Board comprises : 1° Eight members, with voting rights, appointed on the proposal of the Managing Director of the Agency, chosen from among competent and recognised figures…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of employment, recruitment and grading

Article R113-2

With the exception of the management posts mentioned in article R. 113-3, contract staff are divided into the following four job categories: 1° Category 1 "Head of Department" includes staff who perfo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-21

…(EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 ;4. Financial institution" means an undertaking as defined in point 26 of paragraph 1 of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013.For the purposes of this 4, on t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-26-1

…and other consumers may continue to make use of it; II. II -Except in the situations referred to in points 1 to 3 of section II, the trader shall make available to the consumer, at the consumer's requ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 16: Handling complaints

Article L133-45

…if agreed with the payment service user, on another durable medium.This reply shall address all the points raised in the complaint and shall be sent as soon as possible and at the latest within fiftee…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-12

…nt and a weighting coefficient, the values of which are between:1° Weighting coefficient: 0 to 0.40 points;2° Weighting coefficient: 0 to 0.65 points.IV. - The weighted base index gives entitlement to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
New regulatory part

Article Annexe à l'article R224-5

…YPICAL FORM FOR WITHDRAWAL PRECIOUS METAL PURCHASE (The font size used may not be smaller than a 12-point font size) (To withdraw, you can use this model withdrawal form or any other unambiguous writt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article D54-10-6

…ame and corporate form, the address of its place of business and the contact details of the contact point designated by the applicant; 2° A list of the digital asset services for which authorisation i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-3

…Notion of cost: -direct cost/indirect cost; -variable cost/fixed cost. Determining the break-even point: - partial cost methods; - full cost method (simple case of allocating indirect costs). Knowle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional card

Article R4222-10

…e the application. Reasons shall be given for any such refusal. III - The time limits stipulated in points 1 to 3 of II may be extended for a period of fifteen days, renewable once, on public health g…

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