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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-4

…rticles L. 442-6, L. 442-9, L. 462-5 to L. 462-8, L. 463-1 to L. 463-7, L. 464-1 to L. 464-8 and L. 490-1 to L. 490-12 of the French Commercial Code. The notification of grievances provided for in art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R910-1

…to D. 145-19, D. 146-1 and D. 146-2;2° Articles R. 229-1 to R. 229-26 and R. 252-1 ;3° Articles R. 490-5 to R. 490-10;4° Articles R. 522-1 to R. 522-25;5° Articles R. 611-23-1, R. 662-4in its version…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L920-1

…ter IX of Title II, Chapter IV bis of Title IV and Chapter II of Title V; 2° In Book IV, Article L. 490-9; 3° In Book VI, the articles L. 622-19 and L. 625-9 ; 4° In Book VII, Article L. 712-2, the pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R920-1

…h the exception of of Article R. 321-18-1 ;4° Book IV, with the exception of Articles R. 463-16, R. 490-5 to R. 490-10;5° Book V;6° Book VI, with the exception of Articles R. 611-23-1, R. 625-4, R. 66…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L310-6-1

…settlement, with the agreement of the public prosecutor, under the conditions set out in Article L. 490-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-4

…set out in Annex I to Article R. 4312-1. However, protective structures conforming to decree no. 90-490 of 15 June 1990 and other safety components conforming to a model which has been the subject of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L490-1

The court may order legal persons jointly and severally to pay fines imposed on their directors under the provisions of this book and the texts adopted for its application.

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L490-9

For the application of Articles 81 to 83 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Minister responsible for the Economy and the officials designated or empowered by him in accordance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L490-4

When a legal entity that has, for less than two years, been convicted of the offence defined by article L. 442-5 commits the same offence, the maximum rate of the fine incurred is equal to ten times t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L490-5

For the offences provided for in Title IV of the present book for which a prison sentence is not incurred and for the contraventions provided for in the present book, the administrative authority resp…

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