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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title VI: PENALTIES

Article L761-1

The benefit of the provisions of this book shall be forfeited: 1° Any person who has knowingly made false declarations or submitted inaccurate documents; 2° Any person who has embezzled or concealed o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-13

The financial account referred to in Article A. 132-11 includes, on the revenue side, the portion of net investment income calculated in accordance with the rules referred to in Article A. 132-14 and,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Coordination of prevention.

Article L4522-1

In the establishments mentioned in article L. 4521-1, when a worker or the manager of an external company or a self-employed worker is called upon to carry out work which may present particular risks…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information

Article L783-15

…2016-1691 of 9 December 2016II - For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above :1° References to European regulations do not apply;2° In Article L. 634-2, the reference to 14° of I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information

Article L784-15

…2016-1691 of 9 December 2016II - For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above :1° References to European regulations do not apply;2° In Article L. 634-2, the reference to 14° of I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information

Article L785-14

…2016-1691 of 9 December 2016II - For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above :1° References to European regulations do not apply;2° In Article L. 634-2, the reference to 14° of I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-1

…f the performance of the contract, any person shall check that his co-contractor is complying with: 1° the formalities referred to in articles L. 8221-3 and L. 8221-5; 2° only one of the formalities m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Provisions relating to the publication of criminal decisions

Article R8211-1

When the court has ordered the dissemination of its decision under the conditions provided for in the sixth paragraph of Article L. 8224-3, the second sentence of 4° of Article L. 8256-3 and the last…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-108

…other than a commitment to purchase or sell such holdings, where the following conditions are met: 1° The amount of the corresponding commitments must be determinable; 2° The management company may n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Artist authors.

Article L6331-67

For the collection of the contributions referred to in Article L. 6331-65, the body referred to inArticle L. 225-1-1 of the Social Security Code receives management fees in accordance with the procedu…

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