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Showing 22012210 of 4768 articles for Art. 15 févr. 2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L774-14

…t two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 518-2-1 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 518-4 Act no. 2019-486 of 2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…consumer or via an automatic liquid dispenser, in accordance with Article 7 of the Order of 13 July 2012 on the conditions for the production and placing on the market of raw milk from bovine animals,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Role of federations

Article L331-3

…ined in article L. 331-2 in breach of a ban is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers

Article L572-12

…ts in accordance with the conditions set out in IV of article L. 522-19 is punishable by a fine of €15,000.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: General provisions

Article L3611-1

…ng a minor to misuse a commonly consumed product to obtain psychoactive effects is punishable by a €15,000 fine.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers (R).

Article R2511-3

For the application of article L. 2511-15, the arrondissement council shall give its opinion under the conditions laid down in article R. 134-1 of the town planning code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-58

A failure by the lender to repay the sums due under article L. 315-15 on expiry of the term when the debt is less than the value of the property, is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-10

…plinary matters, the State representatives mentioned in articles L. 4231-4 and L. 4232-6 to L. 4232-15 do not sit on these bodies.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Conversion of the agreement.

Article R441-26

…tirees, is or becomes less than 1,000 after the expiry of the period provided for in Article R. 441-15, the agreement is converted.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for distance contracts for financial services

Article R242-4

…les R. 242-1 to R. 242-3 is punishable in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Penal Code.

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