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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-11

…n other than those already required to be published pursuant to Articles L. 355-5, R. 355-7, R. 355-8, R. 355-9 and R. 355-10, under conditions which are specified by Article 298 of Commission Delegat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-8

…le L. 221-5, in a legible and comprehensible manner, the information required by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-178

…re-emptive right to subscribe for the shares to be issued as and when the options are exercised.The capital increase resulting from the exercise of these options does not give rise to the formalities…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1741 A

The tax offences commission provided for in article L. 228 of the Book of Tax Procedures is composed, under the chairmanship of a State Councillor, active or honorary, elected by the General Assembly…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R331-11

Except in cases covered by article 432-8 of the French Penal Code, opening or entering a tent, caravan or camping shelter without the permission of its owner or user is punishable by a fifth-class fin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other fixing procedures.

Article L3231-11

Improvements in purchasing power that have occurred in application of article L. 3231-10 since 1st January of the previous year are taken into account when applying the rule set out in article L. 3231…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 8

…ode, when committed against minors, with the exception of those mentioned in articles 222-29-1 and 227-26 of the Penal Code, shall be time-barred after ten years from the age of majority of the latter…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-11

…r acts contrary to honour, probity or morality;1° bis Has been convicted of an offence underarticle 1741 of the General Tax Code; 2° Has been subject to personal bankruptcy or one of the prohibition o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-10

The provisions of article 10 of law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 relating to legal aid are not applicable to appeals submitted to the commission du contentieux du stationnement payant.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Managing Director

Article R411-17

…esenting the agency in legal proceedings, in all civil acts and in its dealings with third parties; 8° Authorising the Agency's revenue and expenditure and appointing secondary authorising officers; 9…

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