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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-2

The misleading commercial practices referred to in Articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4 are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in prop…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Appeal procedures

Article R2333-120-65

An appeal for review may be lodged with the commission in the event that its decision is based on false documents.The appeal must be lodged within one month of the day on which the party became aware…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Appeal procedures

Article R2333-120-64

The Commission's decisions may be appealed to the Conseil d'Etat under the conditions laid down in Title II of Book VIII of the Code of Administrative Justice.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Appeal procedures

Article R2333-120-66

Where a decision of the Commission is vitiated by a material error likely to have had an influence on the judgment of the case, the interested party may appeal to the Commission for rectification.This…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Control of training expenditure and activities.

Article L6361-2

The State exercises administrative and financial control over : 1° The vocational training activities carried out by: a) Skills operators; b) Bodies authorised to collect the financial contribution re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-2

Data from the national health data system that is made available to the public is processed to take the form of aggregated statistics or individual data constituted in such a way that it is impossible…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-8

I.-The box referred to in article L. 132-5-2 is placed at the top of the insurance proposal, draft contract or notice. It must not exceed one page in size and must contain the following information, i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-27-2

The provisions of article L. 2241-3 are applicable to public establishments for intercommunal cooperation.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D311-6

Operators wishing to obtain classification must submit their application electronically to the body referred to in Article L. 141-2 , together with a visit certificate issued by a type A or C assessme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80

I.-The investigating judge may only inform by virtue of an indictment issued by the public prosecutor. The indictment may be made against a named or unnamed person. When facts, not covered by the indi…

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