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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-35

…d regional elections. The date for counting the votes is set by the National Council between 15 and 30 September of the year in which the elected members' term of office expires. Votes are cast electr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products

Article R5431-1

…fined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products, to make the information provided for in Article 21 of the sam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L313-32

…olders of securities created by a credit institution or finance company pursuant to Articles L. 313-30 and L. 313-31 benefit from the rights provided for in respect of endorsement by Articles L. 511-8…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Advertising and general information

Article L341-22

…L. 313-54, for a hire-purchase contract and hire with a promise to sell, is punishable by a fine of 30,000 euros.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Fines for companies that have not complied with their obligations to return and take charge of a foreign national

Article L821-10

An administrative fine of 30,000 euros will be imposed on any air, sea, road or rail transport company that fails to comply with the obligations to re-route and take charge of a foreign national set o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-21

…he grant to be awarded, operators of cinemas must complete and submit electronically, by 31 October 2021 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. For each…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The consultation procedure provided for in Article L. 752-4

Article R752-21

…101-2-1 of the town planning code, in relation to the state of the parcels concerned on 23 August 2021, in all communes, of a retail shop or a commercial complex whose overall sales area, if the pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3a: Departmental Mobilisation Fund for Integration

Article L3334-16-2

…019 to the Department of Reunion. The départements participating, pursuant to article 43 of law no. 2021-1900 of 30 December 2021 on finance for 2022, in the experiment relating to the recentralisatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-1

…product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011, market surveillance is carried out by the administrative authorities designated by decree…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-33

The employer shall study, within the period provided for in article L. 1233-30, the suggestions relating to the social measures envisaged and the alternative proposals to the restructuring project men…

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