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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-9

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 217-11 relating to the costs borne by the consumer is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros for a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R6227-4

…ces paid under illegal conditions. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Criminal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-12

With regard to the matters mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article R. 5322-11, the Board of Directors may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer all or part of its powers within limits that it shall dete…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-12

…which serves as a guarantee for the payment of compensation in the cases listed in article L. 1322-11.The State, in respect of springs of which it is the owner, is exempt from the requirement to prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3165-5

…punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-1

…able by a fine of the fifth class. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-17

…ises his surrender option less than two months after the substitution referred to in article L. 160-11, the indemnity referred to in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 132-21-1 may not be applied…

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

Article R712-23-1

…712-4 until the decision ruling on the latter or by the notification provided for in Article R. 712-11 until the application is regularised.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article R2121-2

…d deputy mayors. The list of Community Councillors resulting from the application of article L. 273-11 of the Electoral Code shall also be sent to the Prefect within the same timeframe.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Revenue

Article L2564-24

…anvier 2014:1° Le chapitre II du titre III du livre III de la présente partie;2° Les sections 7, 8, 11, 14 et 15 du chapitre III du même titre;3° L'article L. 2563-1-1.

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