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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-14-1

…ded for in Article L. 511-10 relating to a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-26

…ive schemes, a supervisory committee is set up in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 224-21 and L. 224-22. However, this supervisory committee is optional when the payments are allocated so…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-4

…ng the borrower with an agreement satisfying the conditions laid down in Articles L. 312-18, L. 312-21, L. 312-28, L. 312-29, L. 312-43 and, for account overdraft transactions, by articles L. 312-85 t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-13-2

…l et de Résolution is competent to oppose, in accordance with paragraph 14 of Article 7 and Article 21 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1435/2003 of 22 July 2003 on the Statute for a European Cooperative…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-38

…attached to shares in the company and the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providing for restrictions on the exercise of voting rights attached to shares in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Processing of personal data

Article R7343-5

…ementing this right of access and rectification of data. The right to object referred to in article 21 of the same regulation does not apply to the collection of data used to compile the electoral rol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-18

…ct to the provisions of the law of 1 July 1901 relating to the contract of association and articles 21 to 79 of the local civil code applicable in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Collection and control of contributions.

Article L5422-15

…ure to comply with the provisions of this Title, with the exception of Articles L. 5422-10, L. 5422-21, L. 5422-22 and L. 5422-24 and those of Chapter IV, shall be preceded by formal notice. The proce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Failure to balance the budget (R)

Article R1612-25

…the Chamber, in accordance with article R. 1612-19. The procedure provided for in articles R. 1612-21 à R. 1612-23.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Public information.

Article R5131-5

The responsible person shall ensure that the information referred to in Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic product…

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