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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-2-1

…le L. 211-2 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18

…o L. 224-23 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil liability insurance relating to a space operation

Article L176-1

…space operation are governed by the provisions of Articles L. 175-4, L. 175-8, L. 175-11 to L. 175-15, L. 175-18, L. 175-19, L. 175-21, L. 175-22, L. 175-28 and L. 175-29 as well as by the provisions…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article L522-3

…anction a breach punishable by an administrative fine not exceeding €3,000 for a natural person or €15,000 for a legal person is one completed year from the day on which the breach was committed and i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis B bis

I. - As an exception to the provisions of articles 38, 238 septies B and 238 septies E, when insurance and capitalisation companies, supplementary professional retirement funds mentioned in Article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-631

Attached practitioners who are former university clinical chiefs and hospital assistants, former university hospital assistants, former university assistants and hospital assistants, former university…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article R773-10

…2019-1098 of 29 October 2019R. 519-5 and R. 519-6n° 2016-607 of 13 May 2016R. 519-7n° 2022-894 of 15 June 2022R. 519-8n° 2022-1456 of 23 November 2022R. 519-9 to R. 519-11, R. 519-11-3 and R. 519-12…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article R774-10

…2019-1098 of 29 October 2019R. 519-5 and R. 519-6n° 2016-607 of 13 May 2016R. 519-7n° 2022-894 of 15 June 2022R. 519-8n° 2022-1456 of 23 November 2022R. 519-9 to R. 519-11, R. 519-11-3 and R. 519-12…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-16

…d to the financing of terrorism until they have made the declaration provided for in Article L. 561-15. They may then proceed with the transaction only if the conditions set out in the fourth paragrap…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-32

An audiovisual work may be included on the list of reference works until 15 January of the year following that in which the work was first broadcast on a television service or made available to the pu…

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