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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Sports and leisure equipment, electrically-assisted bicycles and motorised personal transport devices

Article L242-50

Any failure to comply with article L. 224-113 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal person. This fine is impos…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-34

The provisions of article L. 224-98 are stipulated on pain of nullity of the contract.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-37

Failure to comply with the obligations set out in article L. 224-99 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

Failing to provide the customer with a copy of the contract provided for in article L. 224-97 or delivering a contract that does not comply with the provisions of article L. 224-98 is punishable by tw…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article R611-22

Inventions whose author is an inventor covered by article L. 611-7-1, hosted by a legal entity carrying out research in which, at the date of the invention declaration, more than half of the permanent…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article R611-21

Inventions whose author is an inventor covered by article L. 611-7-1, hosted by a legal entity carrying out research in which, at the date of the invention declaration, at least half of the permanent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-44

The general co-ordination plan is attached to the other documents provided by the project owner to contractors intending to enter into a contract. In particular, it sets out: 1° Administrative informa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-1

The purpose of the Ordre National des Pharmaciens is: 1° To ensure compliance with professional duties ; 2° To defend the honour and independence of the profession; 3° To ensure the competence of phar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-4

The duration of the period of Ineligibility referred to in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of 4° of article L. 232-10 and article L. 232-9-2 is four years. It may be reduced under the follow…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe 8-1

REGULATION SETTING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE ELECTIONS OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATORS TO THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINE OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATORS AND JUDICIA…

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