Questions and answers on France law
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Within what time limit can an employee challenge the termination of their contract?Labour Code, article L1471-1What information must a party give before concluding a contract?Civil Code, article 1112-1What guarantee does a seller owe a consumer on goods sold?Consumer Code, articles L217-3 et seq.What is the role of the CNIL in supervising data processing?Act no. 78-17, article 8Who must be registered in the trade and companies register?Commercial Code, article L123-1Which companies must draw up annual accounts?Commercial Code, article L232-1When must an obliged entity identify its customer?Monetary and Financial Code, article L561-5What does the anti-corruption programme required of large companies contain?Act no. 2016-1691, article 17Which companies must publish a vigilance plan?Act no. 2017-399, article 1Must an unfavourable administrative decision state its reasons?Code on relations between the public and the administration, articles L211-2 and L211-5On what basis are social contributions calculated?Social Security Code, article L242-1Can a company be criminally liable?Penal Code, article 121-2
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