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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-2

…irements imposed by this code or, where applicable, by Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014 ; 2° Prohibition, for a period not exceeding three years, from exercising administrati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R312-2

…efault, as well as the procedures for adjusting and calculating such compensation and charges;> and 16° A warning of the consequences of a default by the borrower; 17° The existence of the right of wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6

…mounts:1° The fraction of the net proceeds of the value added tax provided for in C of V of Article 16 of Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 collected by the département in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-2

…ervices, responsible for carrying out functional or operational tasks, including the examination of decisions taken by mayors on behalf of the municipality or the State, with the exception of the task…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 775

…ord of the criminal records applicable to the same person, excluding those concerning the following decisions: 1° Convictions, convictions with an exemption from sentence or an exemption from educatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50

…su are treated equally; 5° Deposits guaranteed under the conditions set out in 2° of Article L. 312-16 are fully protected. III. - Where a credit institution or an investment firm is part of a group,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article L5471-1

…L. 5421-8, 4° to 10° of Article L. 5423-8, as well as Articles L. 5426-2, L. 5438-1, 9°, 14°, 15°, 16° and 17° of Article L. 5461-9 and 8°, 11°, 12° and 13° of Article L. 5462-8 may not exceed €150,0…

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

Article L773-14

…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 22 May 2019 L. 518-5 and L. 518-6 law no. 2008-776 of 4 A…

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

Article L775-13

…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 22 May 2019 L. 518-5 and L. 518-6 Act no. 2008-776 of 4 A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Ethics, Science and Education Committee

Article R1261-18

…nked to the training project approved in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 1261-16 and R. 1261-17. The storage of human samples from bodies that have been donated for research purp…

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