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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-45

A lender who has not complied with the obligation to inform the borrower in the event of a change in the borrowing rate referred to in article L. 313-46 may be deprived of the right to interest, in fu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-46

…ose he is authorised to demand or withhold pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 313-49, L. 313-52, L. 313-60 or L. 313-61 is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros. Physical persons are also liabl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Portion of the contract performed by third parties

Article L3114-9

…° To entrust to small and medium-sized enterprises, within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L764-7

…e L. 433-1, with the exception of the fourth and fifth paragraphs of II thereof Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 433-1-1 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 433-1-2 Law no. 2015-990 of 6…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L763-7

…m L. 433-1, with the exception of the fourth and fifth paragraphs of II thereof Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 433-1-1 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 433-1-2 Law no. 2015-990 of 6…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L762-7

…from L. 433-1, with the exception of the fourth and fifth paragraphs of its II Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 433-1-1 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 433-1-2 Law no. 2015-990 of 6…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-36

…34-1; 3° Persons in the trades and crafts sector mentioned in the article 19 de la loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du commerce et de l'artisanat ; 4° Les pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-38

…ster of companies a person mentioned in 2° to 6° of Article L. 123-36 is punishable by a fine of €4,500 and six months' imprisonment.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-37

…2-21to L. 232-23, the accounting documents mentioned in these same articles and in articles L. 232-25 and L. 232-26 ; 4° For the companies and entities mentioned in 1° of article L. 561-45-1 of the Mo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transmission of information by other persons

Article R222-36

…who put them in contact with a view to concluding one of the contracts mentioned in articles L. 222-5 and L. 222-7 with a copy of said contracts.

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