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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R1331-73

In the case of individual fireplaces and appliances, maintenance and sweeping are carried out at the occupant's initiative, unless otherwise stipulated in the lease.In the case of collective fireplace…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77-1-2

With the authorisation of the public prosecutor, the judicial police officer or agent may carry out the requisitions provided for in the first paragraph of Article 60-2 subject to Article 60-1-2. With…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 730-2-1

When the person has been sentenced to a custodial sentence for one or more offences mentioned in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code, excluding those defined in articles 421-2-5 to 421-2-5-2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-7

Any operator of a voice communications service within the meaning of 7° and 15° of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code is obliged to offer consumers, when they subscrib…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Delivery, supply and transfer of risk

Article L216-7

Where the contract is terminated under the conditions set out in article L. 216-6, the trader shall reimburse the consumer for all sums paid, at the latest within fourteen days of the date on which th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Time limits for challenges and appeals.

Article L1235-7

Any challenge to a redundancy for economic reasons must be lodged within twelve months of the last meeting of the social and economic committee or, if the employee exercises his individual right to ch…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties.

Article L1453-7

The employer shall grant the trade union representative, at the latter's request, leave of absence for training purposes. These authorisations are granted for a maximum of two weeks per four-year peri…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Groups of economic operators and subcontractors

Article L2341-7

The provisions of articles L. 2141-13 and L. 2141-14 apply.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L714-7

Any transfer or modification of the rights attached to a trade mark must, in order to be enforceable against third parties, be entered in the National Trade Mark Register.However, before it is entered…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L453-7

Violation of the prohibitions set out in article L. 433-2 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros.

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