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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-5

…1-9 or delivering a contract that does not comply with the provisions of the same article is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-36

…97 or delivering a contract that does not comply with the provisions of article L. 224-98 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-5

Failure by the operator to subject a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 to maintenance obligations and quality controls pursuant to Article L. 5212-1 is punishable by two years'…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary provisions.

Article L3121-35

Unless otherwise stipulated in an agreement referred to in Article L. 3121-32, the working week begins at 00.00 on Monday and ends at 24.00 on Sunday.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 quinvicies

I. - An additional apprenticeship contribution is instituted.This contribution is payable by companies with at least two hundred and fifty employees that are liable for the apprenticeship tax pursuant…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-117

Exchange services (numbers 96 and 97 of table 5) give rise to the levying of:1° In the case of a bilateral exchange, a fee proportional to the value of the greater of the two lots exchanged, according…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-18

…efficient laid down for the corresponding test.Marks of less than 7/20, with the exception of that obtained in the optional language test, are eliminatory.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Purchases by French companies from French suppliers in competition with a foreign company receiving official export support

Article R442-10-10

A report evaluating the guarantees granted under a ter of 1° of article L. 432-2 is submitted each year to the Minister for the Economy by the body responsible for managing the scheme, with a view to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Life mortgage

Article L341-57

If the lender grants a life mortgage without making a prior offer to the borrower in accordance with article L. 315-9 or under conditions that do not comply with articles L. 315-10 and L. 315-11, is p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-6

Any advertisement within the meaning of article L. 5122-1 which has not obtained approval pursuant to articles L. 5122-8 and L. 5122-9 or which is carried out despite the suspension or withdrawal of a…

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